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Tsukuyomi
Sign in to saveor , also , is the moon kami in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words and . The Nihon Shoki mentions this name spelled as , but this yumi is likely a variation in pronunciation of yomi. An alternative interpretation is that his name is a combination of and . -no-Mikoto is a common honorific appended to the names of Kami; it may be understood as similar to the English honorific 'the Great'.
Key facts
- Deity.caption
- Woodblock print of Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
- Deity.consort
- Amaterasu (some myths)
- Deity.type
- Japanese
- Deity.name
- Tsukuyomi
- Deity.other_names
- Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読), Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), 月読尊、月弓尊、月夜見尊、月讀尊
- Deity.god_of
- God of The Moon
- Deity.image
- Shinto-Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto-Old-Artwork.png
- Deity.parents
- Izanagi (Kojiki) Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki)
- Deity.siblings
- AmaterasuSusanoo(and others)
- Deity.region
- Japan
- Deity.script
- 月読命, 月読尊
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- kami
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Ame no Tajikarao
- Father
- Izanagi
- Mother
- Izanami
- Sibling
- Kagu-tsuchi
- Image
- Shinto-Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto-Old-Artwork.png
- Residence
- Takamagahara
- Said to be same as
- Susanoo
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- native label
- 月夜見尊
- Commons category
- Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
- name in kana
- つきよみのみこと
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Myth
- Description in mythology
- Record in the Nihon Shoki
- Age of the Gods
- Chronicle of Emperor Kenzo
- Fudoki
- Yamashiro Province Fudoki
- Izumo Province Fudoki
- Man’yōshū
- Other Texts
- Kōtai Jingū Gishikichō
- Enki of Hanakiyama-jōkōji and Enki of Jijūji
- The Writing of “Tsukuyomi”
- The Meaning of the Name Tsukuyomi
- In Tenrikyo
- Lunar shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
or , also , is the moon kami in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words and . The Nihon Shoki mentions this name spelled as , but this yumi is likely a variation in pronunciation of yomi. An alternative interpretation is that his name is a combination of and . -no-Mikoto is a common honorific appended to the names of Kami; it may be understood as similar to the English honorific 'the Great'.
In ''Man'yōshū'', Tsukuyomi's name is sometimes rendered as , implying that he is male.
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