Word Meaning 御神燈

ごしんとう goshintou

御神燈 is read as ごしんとう (goshintou) and means light used as a religious offering.

Meaning

English

  1. light used as a religious offering
  2. paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)

Reading

Kana

ごしんとう

Romaji

goshintou

Writing Variants

  • ご神灯 ごしんとう goshintou
  • ご神灯 ごじんとう gojintou
  • ご神燈 ごしんとう goshintou
  • ご神燈 ごじんとう gojintou
  • 御神灯 ごしんとう goshintou
  • 御神灯 ごじんとう gojintou
  • 御神燈 ごじんとう gojintou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Rank 165193 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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御神籤

おみくじ

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

土御門神道

つちみかどしんとう

Tsuchimikado Shinto (synthesis of Shinto and Onmyōdō formulated by Yasutomi Tsuchimikado in the mid-Edo period)

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

御輿

みこし

mikoshi

御免

ごめん

may I come in?

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix

御無沙汰

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

御殿

ごてん

palace

御用邸

ごようてい

imperial villa

御中

おんちゅう

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