Word Meaning 手水舎

てみずや temizuya

手水舎 is read as てみずや (temizuya) and means place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines.

Meaning

English

  1. place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

Reading

Kana

てみずや

Romaji

temizuya

Writing Variants

  • 手水舎 ちょうずや chouzuya

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 42339 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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手帳

てちょう

certificate

手錠

てじょう

confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)

手柄

てがら

achievement

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

手当たり次第

てあたりしだい

using anything one can lay one's hands on

手綱

たづな

control

手控え

てびかえ

holding oneself back

手応え

てごたえ

response (felt in the hands)

手提げ

てさげ

handbag

手製

てせい

handmade

手堅い

てがたい

steady

手弁当

てべんとう

working without pay