Word Meaning 御来迎

ごらいごう goraigou

御来迎 is read as ごらいごう (goraigou) and means Brocken spectre.

Meaning

English

  1. Brocken spectre
  2. Brocken bow

Reading

Kana

ごらいごう

Romaji

goraigou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 129529 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

来迎

らいごう

coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead

迎えに来る

むかえにくる

to come to meet (someone)

来迎柱

らいごうばしら

round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais

来迎和讃

らいごうわさん

Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto)

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

御中

おんちゅう

... and Company

御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

honorific suffix

御三家

ごさんけ

three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)