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  • proper noun mythology, Shintoism The Japanese moon god.
  • proper noun poetic the moon

Etymologies

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From Japanese 月読 (Tsukuyomi).

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Examples

  • The "brothers" of Amaterasu were the storm-god Susanoo and the moon-god Tsukuyomi.

    Amaterasu, mythology or history? 2009

  • Thankfully, the music doesn't bother me too much, but I wish it was something I could get excited about, like the Tsukuyomi soundtrack.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • He tries to use Tsukuyomi on Bee, but the he uses up too much chakra, so it doesn't stay in effect, and because the Eight-Tailed Ox stopped the Genjutsu.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • He tries to use Tsukuyomi on Bee, but the he uses up too much chakra, so it doesn't stay in effect, and because the Eight-Tailed Ox stopped the Genjutsu.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • He tries to use Tsukuyomi on Bee, but the he uses up too much chakra, so it doesn't stay in effect, and because the Eight-Tailed Ox stopped the Genjutsu.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • While a lot of the locales are anime standards, the shots inside Mina's residence evoke the castle interiors in the opening episodes of Tsukuyomi.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • It's kind of strange how Tsukuyomi, Pani Poni, Negima!? and now Vampire Bund all share a lot of these traits, considering the fact that they don't share a character designer as far as I know.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • He tries to use Tsukuyomi on Bee, but the he uses up too much chakra, so it doesn't stay in effect, and because the Eight-Tailed Ox stopped the Genjutsu.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • In recent years SHAFT has kept the designs in their shows fairly close to their source material, but Vampire Bund sees a return to the aesthetic applied in Tsukuyomi, Pani Poni and Negima!?.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • He tries to use Tsukuyomi on Bee, but the he uses up too much chakra, so it doesn't stay in effect, and because the Eight-Tailed Ox stopped the Genjutsu.

    Anime Nano! 2010

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