Word Meaning 御手洗

みたらし mitarashi

御手洗 is read as みたらし (mitarashi) and means font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine.

Meaning

English

  1. font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine

Reading

Kana

みたらし

Romaji

mitarashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 143335 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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御手洗川

みたらしがわ

river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine

手洗い

てあらい

hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

お手洗い

おてあらい

toilet

手洗い場

てあらいば

toilet

手洗い台

てあらいだい

wash stand

呼制御手順

こせいぎょてじゅん

call control procedure

手洗い鉢

てあらいばち

washbasin

御用達

ごようたし

company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

御幸

ぎょうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix