天照らす

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	照
あま Grade: 1	て > で Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
天	照
あま Grade: 1	て Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

天照ら (irrealis of 天照る) +‎ す (honorific auxiliary). Spelt with 万葉仮名 (Man'yōgana) as 安麻泥良須 (amaderasu), suggesting a voiced form, in the 4125th poem of the 万葉集 (Man'yōshū), even though 天照る was spelt without such voiced form as 安麻弖流 (amateru) in the 3650th poem.

Verb

天(あま)照(て)らす or 天(あま)照(で)らす • (amaterasu or amaderasu) ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese, honorific, literal, Japanese mythology, of gods and heavenly bodies) alternative form of 天照る (amateru, “to shine in heaven”)
2. (Classical Japanese, honorific, figurative, of a ruler) to rule a nation

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "天照らす" (サ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	天照らせ	あまてらせ	amaterase
Continuative (連用形)	天照らせ	あまてらせ	amaterase
Terminal (終止形)	天照らす	あまてらす	amaterasu
Attributive (連体形)	天照らする	あまてらする	amaterasuru
Realis (已然形)	天照らすれ	あまてらすれ	amaterasure
Imperative (命令形)	天照らせよ	あまてらせよ	amateraseyo
Key constructions
Negative	天照らせず	あまてらせず	amaterasezu
Contrasting conjunction	天照らすれど	あまてらすれど	amaterasuredo
Causal conjunction	天照らすれば	あまてらすれば	amaterasureba
Conditional conjunction	天照らせば	あまてらせば	amateraseba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	天照らせき	あまてらせき	amateraseki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	天照らせけり	あまてらせけり	amaterasekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	天照らせつ	あまてらせつ	amaterasetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	天照らせぬ	あまてらせぬ	amaterasenu
Perfect-continuative tense	天照らせたり	あまてらせたり	amaterasetari
Volitional	天照らせむ	あまてらせむ	amaterasemu

See also

• 天(あま)照(てらす)大(おおみ)神(かみ) (Amaterasu Ōmikami)
• 天(あま)照(てらす) (amaterasu)