Words — 122 found
たまぐし
玉串
1. branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)Shinto
玉籤 【たまぐし】、玉ぐし 【たまぐし】、玉串 【たまくし】、玉籤 【たまくし】
たまくし: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. たまくし: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
あずさゆみ
梓弓
1. catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other woodShinto
にじゅうにしゃ
二十二社
1. the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian periodShinto
なわ
しめ縄
1. rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evilShinto
注連縄 【しめなわ】、七五三縄 【しめなわ】、標縄 【しめなわ】
みこ
巫女
1. miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrinesShinto
2. medium; sorceress; shamaness
神子 【みこ】、巫女 【ふじょ】
1. man-god; person enshrined as a godShinto
2. Ninjin
さんしゃ
三社
1. three shrines (usu. in ref. to Ise Grand Shrine, Iwashimizu Hachimangū and Kamo Shrine, or Kasuga Grand Shrine)Shinto
2. three companiesOnly applies to さんしゃ
3. Sansha
三社 【さんじゃ】
いざなぎ
伊邪那岐
2. Izanagi; a Shintou god
伊邪那岐 【いざなき】、伊弉諾 【いざなぎ】、伊弉諾 【いざなき】、伊耶那岐 【いざなぎ】、伊耶那岐 【いざなき】、イザナギ
すさのおのみこと
須佐之男命
1. Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)Shinto
2. Susanoo no Mikoto
素戔嗚尊 【すさのおのみこと】、スサノオノミコト、スサノヲノミコト
しんこう
神幸
1. transferring a shintai in a portable shrine, e.g. to another shrine or to a ceremonyShinto, See also 神体
2. Jinkou
神幸 【じんこう】
うちがみ
内神
1. patron god; ancestor deified as a kamiShinto, Kyuushuu dialect
2. Uchigami
内神 【うっがん】
しめ
注連
1. rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evilShinto, Abbreviation, See also 注連縄
2. cordoning off; cordoning-off signArchaic
標 【しめ】、七五三 【しめ】
1. offering of cloth (rope, paper, etc.)Shinto