式年遷宮
しきねんせんぐう
construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time
Word Meaning 式年遷宮祭
しきねんせんぐうさい
shikinensenguusai
式年遷宮祭 is read as しきねんせんぐうさい (shikinensenguusai) and means fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall).
Meaning
English
- fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)
Reading
Kana
しきねんせんぐうさい
Romaji
shikinensenguusai
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12式年祭
しきねんさい
imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)
遷宮祭
せんぐうさい
transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another)
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)