Word Meaning 玉串

たまぐし tamagushi

玉串 is read as たまぐし (tamagushi) and means branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering).

Meaning

English

  1. branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)
  2. sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

Reading

Kana

たまぐし

Romaji

tamagushi

Writing Variants

  • 玉ぐし たまぐし tamagushi
  • 玉串 たまくし tamakushi
  • 玉籤 たまくし tamakushi
  • 玉籤 たまぐし tamagushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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玉串料

たまぐしりょう

cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine

玉串奉奠

たまぐしほうでん

reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree

太玉串

ふとたまぐし

branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉音

ぎょくいん

the Emperor's voice

玉砕

ぎょくさい

trying but being utterly beaten

玉虫色

たまむしいろ

iridescent colour

玉露

ぎょくろ

high-quality green tea

玉突き

たまつき

serial collisions (of cars)

玉川大学

たまがわだいがく

Tamagawa University

玉整理

ぎょくせいり

liquidation of speculative accounts