Word Meaning 神幸祭

しんこうさい shinkousai

神幸祭 is read as しんこうさい (shinkousai) and means festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine.

Meaning

English

festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine

Reading

Kana

しんこうさい

Romaji

shinkousai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 132323 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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かんだまつり

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じんむてんのうさい

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神葬祭

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神嘗祭

かんなめさい

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天神祭

てんじんまつり

Tenjin Festival (Osaka)

海神祭

うんじゃみまつり

Okinawan festival held in the honour of the sea gods (honor)

神幸

しんこう

transferring a shintai in a portable shrine, e.g. to another shrine or to a ceremony

還幸祭

かんこうさい

festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine

祭神

さいじん

enshrined deity

幸運の女神

こううんのめがみ

Lady Luck

幸運の女神は前髪しかない

こううんのめがみはまえがみしかない

opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald

神仏

しんぶつ

Shinto and Buddhism