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1. rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil​Shinto
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2. Shimenawa​Shimenawa (標縄・注連縄・七五三縄, literally "enclosing rope") are lengths of braided rice straw rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion. They can vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with shide. A space bound by shimenawa often indicates a sacred or pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine.
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注連縄 【しめなわ】、七五三縄 【しめなわ】、標縄 【しめなわ】

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