Word Meaning 寄坐

よりまし yorimashi

寄坐 is read as よりまし (yorimashi) and means child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko.

Meaning

English

child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

Reading

Kana

よりまし

Romaji

yorimashi

Writing Variants

尸童よりまし yorimashi
憑坐よりまし yorimashi
憑子よりまし yorimashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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寄贈

きぞう

donation

寄付

きふ

contribution

寄せる

よせる

to add (numbers)

寄席

よせ

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.)

寄生

きせい

parasitism

寄せ集め

よせあつめ

mishmash

寄り道

よりみち

going the long way round

寄る

よる

to decide on a price and come to a deal

寄宿舎

きしゅくしゃ

boarding house

寄り集まる

よりあつまる

to gather together

寄せ

よせ

last moves (in go, shogi, or chess)

寄港

きこう

stopping at a port