Some scholars argue that Tsukuyomi is female because the myths of many other countries depict the god of the moon as female (and even militant) and that the story of killing Ukemochi no kami isn't decisive enough to conclude that Tsukuyomi is male.
他国神話では月神が女神である場合も多く、更に好戦的な性格の女神も他国の神話では多く登場する為、保食神殺害の話が男性神だと断定する要素にはなり得ないとして、女神説を唱える学者も存在する。