English
Takamagahara
Takamagahara comes from Japanese 高天原.
- Japanesemodern高天原literally ‘the plain of high heaven’
- EnglishtodayTakamagahara
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Japanesemodern高天原literally ‘the plain of high heaven’
- EnglishtodayTakamagahara
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 高天原 (literally “the plain of high heaven”).
Every English word from Japanese 高天原
Today it means
name A place in Japanese mythology, the dwelling-place of the kami, said to be connected to the Earth by a bridge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 高天原 / Takamagahara