Word Meaning お宮

おみや omiya

お宮 is read as おみや (omiya) and means Shinto shrine.

Meaning

English

Shinto shrine

Reading

Kana

おみや

Romaji

omiya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 31598 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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お宮参り

おみやまいり

visiting a shrine

内宮

ないぐう

Inner Ise Shrine

外宮

げぐう

outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine

迷宮

めいきゅう

dungeon

子宮

しきゅう

womb

神宮

じんぐう

high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family

東宮

とうぐう

crown prince

二宮

にぐう

the Two Ise Shrines

王宮

おうきゅう

royal palace

離宮

りきゅう

imperial villa

後宮

こうきゅう

consort of the emperor

若宮

わかみや

child of the imperial family

Example Sentences

子供のお宮参りに行く。

こどものおみやまいりにいく。

Going for the child's first shrine visit.

以前この辺りに小さなお宮があった。

There used to be a small shrine around here.

お宮参りで訪れた夫妻は「子供が健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。

The couple who came on a shrine visit said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthy."

お宮参りで訪れた大西幸治さん(40)、由希恵さん(34)夫妻は「子どもが健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。

The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily."

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お宮 Omiya