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tsukuyomi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
tsukuy-o-mi
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese moon god, son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 月読 (つくよみ, Tsukuyomi), originally a compound of 月 (つく, tsuku, “the moon”) + 読み (よみ, yomi, “reading”, ancient meaning of “counting”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Izanagi Izanami Kagutsuchi Ōyamatsumi Susanoo

Synonyms

Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto

Rhymes With

homie foamy domy

Questions

What does tsukuyomi mean?
The Japanese moon god, son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.
Where does tsukuyomi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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