Japanese

草薙の剣 (Kusanagi no Tsurugi): Artist's impressions of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan, with Kusanagi no Tsurugi on the left

Alternative forms

• 草薙の剣

Proper noun

草薙剣 ‎(hiragana くさなぎのつるぎ, romaji Kusanagi no Tsurugi)

1. the "Grasscutting Longsword", one of the three sacred treasures comprising the Imperial Regalia of Japan

Synonyms

• 天 (あまの)叢 (むら)雲 (くもの)剣 (つるぎ) ‎(Ama no Murakumo no Tsurugi)
• 草 (くさ)那 (な)芸 (ぎ)之 (の)大 (た)刀 (ち) ‎(Kusanagi no Tachi)

See also

• 八 (や)咫 (たの)鏡 (かがみ) ‎(Yata no Kagami)
• 八 (や)尺 (さか)瓊 (にの)勾 (まが)玉 (たま) ‎(Yasakani no Magatama)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3