Word Meaning 神の留守

かみのるす kami no rusu

神の留守 is read as かみのるす (kami no rusu) and means absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo).

Meaning

English

  1. absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)

Reading

Kana

かみのるす

Romaji

kami no rusu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 130508 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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留守

るす

absence

居留守

いるす

pretending to be out

留守番

るすばん

caretaker

守り神

まもりがみ

guardian deity

留守中

るすちゅう

during absence from home

留守番電話

るすばんでんわ

answering machine

留守の間

るすのま

(in) one's absence

留守家族

るすかぞく

family members left at home

留守を使う

るすをつかう

to pretend to not be home

留守電

るすでん

answering machine

留守宅

るすたく

house where the family is out

居留守を使う

いるすをつかう

to pretend to be out