Word Meaning 玉串奉奠

たまぐしほうてん tamagushihouten

玉串奉奠 is read as たまぐしほうてん (tamagushihouten) and means reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree.

Meaning

English

  1. reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree

Reading

Kana

たまぐしほうてん

Romaji

tamagushihouten

Writing Variants

  • 玉串奉奠 たまぐしほうでん tamagushihouden

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 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

たまぐし

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

奉奠

ほうてん

humbly presenting something

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)

玉音

ぎょくおん

the Emperor's voice

玉砕

ぎょくさい

trying but being utterly beaten

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

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