Word Meaning 神おろし

かみおろし kamioroshi

神おろし is read as かみおろし (kamioroshi) and means invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor.

Meaning

English

  1. invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor
  2. medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)

Reading

Kana

かみおろし

Romaji

kamioroshi

Writing Variants

  • 神下ろし かみおろし kamioroshi
  • 神降ろし かみおろし kamioroshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Antonyms 神上げ Rank 149692 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

神官

しんかん

Shinto priest

神道

しんどう

Shinto

神主

かむぬし

Shinto priest

神風

かみかぜ

divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)

神事

しんじ

Shinto ritual

神業

かみわざ

Shinto ritual

神木

かみき

sacred tree

神経

しんけい

nerve

神話

しんわ

myth

神様

かみさま

God

神父

しんぷ

Catholic priest

神代

かみよ

ancient time