Amaterasu

[ ah-mah-te-rah-soo ]

noun

1. the Japanese Shinto goddess personifying the sun.

Example Sentences

The researchers named it the Amaterasu particle after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology.

From Science Daily

The chief executive of the company working to rebuild the train operations, Takachiho Amaterasu Railway, focused on environmental issues from the start.

From Washington Post

Now it’s the turn of the upstart New York company Amaterasu Za, which produces bilingual works rooted in Japanese sources and art forms.

From New York Times

In Shinto, the sun goddess Amaterasu is an important deity, but Hina’s realm is far more down to earth.

From New York Times

Shinto is also closely entwined with the Japanese imperial family, holding that the emperor is a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami.

From Seattle Times