Search Terms: *咫*
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
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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
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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】