Word Meaning 二十二社

にじゅうにしゃ nijuunisha

二十二社 is read as にじゅうにしゃ (nijuunisha) and means the Twenty-Two Shrines.

Meaning

English

  1. the Twenty-Two Shrines
  2. the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period

Reading

Kana

にじゅうにしゃ

Romaji

nijuunisha

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Rank 73403 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二十日正月

はつかしょうがつ

twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)

二十一代集

にじゅういちだいしゅう

Collections of the Twenty-One Eras

二十重

はたえ

many-fold

二十日

はつか

20 days

二十歳

はたち

20 years old

二十

はた

twenty

二十世紀

にじっせいき

twentieth century

二十四時間制

にじゅうよじかんせい

around-the-clock system

二百二十日

にひゃくはつか

220th day

二百十日

にひゃくとおか

210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar)

二十四節気

にじゅうしせっき

24 divisions of the solar year

二十一箇条要求

にじゅういっかじょうようきゅう

The Twenty-One Demands