Word Meaning 地鎮祭

じちんさい jichinsai

地鎮祭 is read as じちんさい (jichinsai) and means ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences).

Meaning

English

  1. ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences)
  2. ground-breaking ceremony

Reading

Kana

じちんさい

Romaji

jichinsai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 21515 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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鎮祭

ちんさい

religious ceremony (to appease the gods)

鎮魂祭

ちんこんさい

ceremony for the repose of a soul

天名地鎮

あないち

Ana'ichi (script)

地価

ちか

the price of land

地盤

じばん

foundation (building, etc.)

地獄

じごく

hell

地球儀

ちきゅうぎ

Earth globe (model)

地検

ちけん

District Public Prosecutor's Office

地裁

ちさい

district court

地殻

ちかく

(Earth's) crust

地雷

じらい

land mine

地殻変動

ちかくへんどう

diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust)