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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御輿を担ぐ

みこしをかつぐ

to carry a portable shrine

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

... and Company

御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

御苑

ぎょえん

imperial garden