Kanji details for 咫
咫
short, span
KUN:
- たta
ON:
- シshi
Example words(showing 6 results)
noun, noun (suffix), counter
•
distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)(archaism)
Other readings:
咫【た】
、尺【あた】
noun
1.
2.
large, long(usu. やた)
Other readings:
八咫【やた】
noun
1.
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
2.
three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
Other readings:
八咫がらす【やたがらす】
、ヤタガラス
noun
•
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
See also:三種の神器
Other readings:
八咫鏡【やたかがみ】
、八咫の鏡【やたのかがみ】