Word Meaning 御輿

みこし mikoshi

御輿 is read as みこし (mikoshi) and means mikoshi.

Meaning

English

  1. mikoshi
  2. portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals
  3. palanquin
  4. litter
  5. lower back
  6. waist
  7. hips

Reading

Kana

みこし

Romaji

mikoshi

Writing Variants

  • 神興 みこし mikoshi
  • 神輿 しんよ shinyo
  • 神輿 みこし mikoshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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御輿を上げる

みこしをあげる

to rise (from one's seat)

御輿を担ぐ

みこしをかつぐ

to carry a portable shrine

御輿を据える

みこしをすえる

to ensconce oneself (e.g. in a chair)

御洒落

おしゃれ

someone smartly dressed

御用達

ごようだつ

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

御幸

ごうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix

御無沙汰

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

御霊

みたま

spirit of a deceased person

御殿

ごてん

palace

御用邸

ごようてい

imperial villa