| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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咫尺
|
しせき
|
very short distance
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八咫鏡
八咫の鏡
|
やたのかがみ
やたかがみ
|
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
|
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咫
尺
|
あた
た
|
distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
|
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八咫
|
やあた
やた
|
eight ata (approx. 144 cm)
|
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八咫烏
八咫がらす
|
やたがらす
ヤタガラス
|
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
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八咫の烏
|
やたのからす
|
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
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