English
Kaguya
Kaguya comes from Japanese 赫映.
- Japanesemodern赫映Kaguya
- EnglishtodayKaguya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern赫映Kaguya
- EnglishtodayKaguya
Every English word from Japanese 赫映
Today it means
name The protagonist of 赫映姫の物語 (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”), a mysterious girl from the moon, discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 赫映 / Kaguya