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The "u" at the end is actually silent or at least very close to silent, the pronunciation is incorrect. "A-MA-TE-RAS" would be more accurate, if still not perfect. A̠ma̠te̞ɾa̠sɨᵝ in IPA.
Pronounced ah-mah-te-ṙah-suu.
It's important to realize that Japanese is spoken in many different dialects, and so, the exact pronunciation of a word or name in the language can sound different depending upon dialect or even context. Therefore, "Amaterasu" has a couple of different pronunciations. However, the most accurate pronunciation (Tokyo-dialect) would be "ah-MAH-teh-RAH-soo." The "rah" could also be said "lah" (southern dialects), and the "soo" could be dropped so that the final syllable is "rahs" or "lahs."
The "u" at the end of Amaterasu is actually silent.
It's pronounced AH-mah-te-rah-soo.
Pronounced Ah-mah-teh-lah-soo, or a-ma-te-ra-tsoo. (possibly ah-mah-tehr-AH-soo).

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