Word Meaning 神籬

ひもろぎ himorogi

神籬 is read as ひもろぎ (himorogi) and means primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table).

Meaning

English

  1. primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)

Reading

Kana

ひもろぎ

Romaji

himorogi

Writing Variants

  • 神籬 ひぼろき hiboroki
  • 神籬 ひぼろぎ hiborogi
  • 神籬 ひもろき himoroki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Rank 165675 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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神官

しんかん

Shinto priest

神道

しんとう

Shinto

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

しんぼく

sacred tree

神髄

しんずい

essence

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

神秘

しんぴ

mystery