Tsukuyomi or Tsukiyomi?

[Mr Hiru]

There is something that bugs me.

People on the forums and the translation of Mangapanda/*********** refers to 月読 as Tsukuyomi. But as it refers to Tsukiyomi-no-Mikoto/Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, the God of the Moon in the Shintou religion, I'm kinda confused.

Moon in Japanese is translated as 月, Tsuki.

In almost all sites in english I see the romanization of Tsukuyomi so I guess Tsukuyomi is the most used translation, but I'm aware that it isn't the case for Japanese language, where it is pronounced as Tsukiyomi.

Could you enlight me please?

 

[Hypemaster]

It's tsukiyomi


Tsukiyomi Amaterasu and susanoo are all based on Shintoism

 

[Transcendence]

I always go with Tsukuyomi. Just personal preference.

 

[Kαmi]

Off topic but I struggle to spell Tsukuyomi every time I spell it for some reason. I always have to look it up before I post a comment saying it

OT: I don't know the difference.

 

[S A G E]

Wiki spells it Tsukuyomi

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[Hypemaster]

Off topic but I struggle to spell Tsukuyomi every time I spell it for some reason. I always have to look it up before I post a comment saying it

OT: I don't know the difference.

That's how I am with Amaterasu, always gotta do a google search to make sure im spelling it right

 

[Mr Hiru]

When I write 月読 in a text-to-speech software it says "Tsoo-kee-io-mee", so I guess the correct way to write it would be Tsukiyomi, or Tsookeeiomee XD. Well, It bugged me so I better asked here. I don't know if this romanization is English-specific or it is worldwide, and if it is spelled this or the other way in Japan itself.

I ask this because the romanization of the word "Rikudō" in English would be "Rikudou", but that is not in the case of the Castilian / Spanish language where phonetics is much closer to Japan... and it is spelled "Rikudo".

 

[The Necromancer]

That's how I am with Amaterasu, always gotta do a google search to make sure im spelling it right

Off topic but I struggle to spell Tsukuyomi every time I spell it for some reason. I always have to look it up before I post a comment saying it

OT: I don't know the difference.

How's your Koto Amatsukami? Lol

 

[Hypemaster]

How's your Koto Amatsukami? Lol

Lol to be honest I don't even bother mentioning the word

 

[Kαmi]

How's your Koto Amatsukami? Lol

Lol I don't bother saying it, I stick to saying KA

 

[Mr Hiru]

It's tsukiyomi


Tsukiyomi Amaterasu and susanoo are all based on Shintoism

Thanks. I'm aware, these three deities were born from the eyes and nose of Izanagi.

How's your Koto Amatsukami? Lol

琴天津神 - Koto Amatsu-kami => Ko-tou A-ma-tsoo ka-mee

Lol I don't bother saying it, I stick to saying KA

Thank you. From now Tsukiyomi/Tsukuyomi will be TY--- lmfao

 

[N1nken]

Actually, from my findings either pronunciation is accepted, apparently. Tsukuyomi is simply the modern pronunciation. This was taken from the Wikipedia talk page:

Tsukuyomi is the modern spelling/interpretation of the name. In the more definitive The Cambridge History of Japan, edited by Kozo Yamamura, from p.353 in "Early Kami Worship" by Matsumae Takeshi, the spelling is listed as Tsukuyomi. I browsed the Japanese talk back for Tsukuyomi, and it appears that the modern spelling/pronunciation of "Tsukuyomi" is generally preferred; Tsukiyomi apparently isn't an invalid spelling, but it's deprecated.

 

[MarunoKaishin]

Tsukuyomi man. How about that pairing thread eh eh?

 

[Mr Hiru]

Actually, from my findings either pronunciation is accepted, apparently. Tsukuyomi is simply the modern pronunciation. This was taken from the Wikipedia talk page:

Thanks a lot for the reference. So it means both forms are correct. Now I feel calm about it .

Tsukuyomi man. How about that pairing thread eh eh?

Chill dude XD