Tsukuyomi
Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読; Japanese pronunciation: [t͡sɨ̥.kɯ̈́.jó̞.mʲí]) or Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ; [t͡sɨ̥.k̟ʲí.jó̞.mʲí]), also Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (ツクヨミノミコト, 月読命; [t͡sɨ̥.kɯ̈́.jó̞.mʲí nó̞ mʲí.kó̞.tó̞]), is the moon kami in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words tsuku (月; "moon, month", becoming modern Japanese tsuki) and yomi (読み; "reading, counting").
The Nihon Shoki mentions this name spelled as Tsukuyumi (月弓; "moon bow"), but this yumi is likely a variation in pronunciation of yomi. An alternative interpretation is that his name is a combination of tsukiyo (月夜; "moonlit night") and mi (見; "looking, watching"). -no-Mikoto is a common honorific appended to the names of Kami; it may be understood as similar to the English honorific 'the Great'.
In Man'yōshū, Tsukuyomi's name is sometimes rendered as Tsukuyomi Otoko (月讀壮士; "moon-reading man"), implying that he is male.
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