What does kanji 祇 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 祇 is great.

How is kanji 祇 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 祇 are くにつかみ, ただ, まさに; the onyomi readings are キ, ギ, シ.

What words use kanji 祇?

Example words that use kanji 祇 include 祇園会, 祇園祭, 阿僧祇, 神祇.

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祇

Meaning

Kanji 祇

great

great, national or local god, peaceful

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くにつかみただまさに
Onyomi 音読み: キギシ
Nanori 名乗り: けさつみのりまさもとやす

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Related vocabulary

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祇園会

ぎおんえ

Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

祇園祭

ぎおんまつり

Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

阿僧祇

あそうぎ

10^56 (or 10^64)

神祇

じんぎ

gods of heaven and earth

天神地祇

てんしんちぎ

gods of heaven and earth

神祇院

じんぎいん

Institute of Divinities (1940-1946)

神祇官

かみづかさ

Department of Divinities (1868-1871)

神祇省

じんぎしょう

Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)

神祇伯

じんぎはく

head of the Department of Worship

博多祇園山笠

はかたぎおんやまかさ

festival held in July in Fukuoka City

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

京都の祇園はとても有名です。

Gion in Kyoto is very famous.

祇園祭は京都の夏の風物詩です。

The Gion Festival is a summer tradition in Kyoto.

神祇を敬う心は今も残っている。

The spirit of respecting the gods of heaven and earth still remains today.

彼女は祇園で舞妓をしています。

She is working as a maiko in Gion.

古代の日本人は祇を祀った。

Ancient Japanese people worshipped earthly deities.

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