式年遷宮祭
しきねんせんぐうさい
fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)
Word Meaning 式年祭
しきねんさい
shikinensai
式年祭 is read as しきねんさい (shikinensai) and means imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years).
Meaning
English
- imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)
Reading
Kana
しきねんさい
Romaji
shikinensai
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12式年
しきねん
year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter)