ama (heaven, sky)
tsu (genitive post-particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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ama (heaven, sky)
tsu (genitive post-particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of heaven
❖ Heavenly bodies and meteorological phenomena

ama (sky, heaven)
te.rasu (illuminate, shine)
oo (great, large, big)
mi- (honorable)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Head of the amatsu-kami
❖ Great kami of the sun
❖ Sister of tsukuyomi-no-mikoto and susano-o-no-mikoto
❖ Also called hi-no-kami

hi (sun)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

tsuku | tsuki (moon)
yo (night, evening)
mi. (see, look at)
no (possesive particle)
mikoto (revered, noble, exalted)

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❖ kami of the moon
❖ Brother of amaterasu-oomikami and susano-o-no-mikoto
❖ Also called tsukuyomi, tsuki-no-kami

tsuku | tsuki (moon)
yomi | yumi (bow)

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tsuku | tsuki (moon)
yomi (read)

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tsuku | tsuki (moon)
yo.mi (read, study)

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tsuku | tsuki (moon)
yo.mi (read, study)

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tsuku | tsuki (moon)
yo (night, evening)
mi. (see, look at)

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tsuku | tsuki (moon)
yo (night, evening)
mi | mitama (spirit)

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tsuki (moon)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

fû (wind, air)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of wind
❖ A red-headed dark-skinned humanoid carrying a large bag of winds
❖ Often accompanying raijin

haku (white)
san (mountain)

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❖ The collective name given to the three mountains: gozenpo, onanjimine, and bessan
❖ The three kami enshrined there: izanagi-no-mikoto, izanami-no-mikoto, and kukurihime-no-kami

i (that one)
za | ya (question mark)
na (what)
gi (branch off, forked)
[inochi (fate, command, decree, destiny, life)]
no (possesive particle)
mikoto (revered, noble, exalted)

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❖ Brother to izanami-no-mikoto
❖ "He that invites"
❖ Also called izanagi-no-ookami, izanagi

i (that one)
za | ya (question mark)
na (what)
gi (branch off, forked)
no (possesive particle)
oo (great, large, big)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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i (that one)
za | ya (question mark)
na (what)
gi (branch off, forked)

i (that one)
za | ya (question mark)
na (what)
mi | bi (beauty, beautiful)
[inochi (fate, command, decree, destiny, life)]
no (possesive particle)
mikoto (revered, noble, exalted)

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❖ "She that invites"
❖ Sister to izanagi-no-mikoto
❖ Also called izanami-no-ookami, izanami, izanami-no-kami

i (that one)
za | ya (question mark)
na (what)
mi | bi (beauty, beautiful)
no (possesive particle)
oo (great, large, big)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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i (that one)
za | ya (question mark)
na (what)
mi | bi (beauty, beautiful)

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i (that one)
za | ya (question mark)
na (what)
mi | bi (beauty, beautiful)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

kiku (chrysanthemum)
ri (logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth)
hime (beautiful woman, princess)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of mediation and negotition
❖ She arbitrated between izanagi and izanami when they quarreled at yomotsuhirasaka (even pass of the underworld)

kaze (wind)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of wind

rai (lightning, thunder)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Thunder kami
❖ Often accompanied by fûjin
❖ Also called kaminari-no-kami, raiden

kaminari (thunder, lightening bolt)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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rai (thunder, lightning bolt)
den (lightning, electricity)
raiden (thunder and lightning)