Word Meaning 斎服

さいふく saifuku

斎服 is read as さいふく (saifuku) and means priestly vestments, esp. white silk robes worn at festivals.

Meaning

English

priestly vestments, esp. white silk robes worn at festivals

Reading

Kana

さいふく

Romaji

saifuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 122704 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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斎場

さいじょう

ceremony site

斎日

さいじつ

fast day

斎行

さいこう

carrying out (a religious festival or ceremony)

斎部

いみべ

Imbe clan (ancient Shinto priestly family)

斎言

いわいごと

congratulatory words

斎主

さいしゅ

master of religious ceremonies

斎院

さいいん

imperial princess who served as a priestess at Ise

斎食

さいじき

food offering at a Buddhist ceremony

斎宮

さいぐう

unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor

斎屋

ゆや

building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)

斎王

さいおう

unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine or the Kamo Shrine in place of the Emperor

克服

こくふく

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.)