Word Meaning 八咫烏

やたがらす yatagarasu

八咫烏 is read as やたがらす (yatagarasu) and means Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition).

Meaning

English

  1. Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
  2. three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

Reading

Kana

やたがらす

Romaji

yatagarasu

Writing Variants

  • 八咫がらす やたがらす yatagarasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八咫の烏

やたのからす

Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)

八咫

やた

eight ata (approx. 144 cm)

八咫鏡

やたかがみ

Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

はち

eight

eight

八十

やそ

eighty

八つ

やつ

eight

八つ当たり

やつあたり

venting one's anger (on someone or something)

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八月

はちがつ

August

八日

ようか

8th day of the month

八本

はちほん

eight (long cylindrical things)