Japanese

Proper noun

八咫烏 ‎(hiragana やたがらす, romaji Yatagarasu) (alternative reading hiragana やたのからす, romaji Yata no Karasu)

1. the sacred raven in Japanese mythology

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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