Word Meaning

ほこら hokora

祠 is read as ほこら (hokora) and means hokora.

Meaning

English

  1. hokora
  2. small wayside shrine

Reading

Kana

ほこら

Romaji

hokora

Writing Variants

  • 叢祠 ほこら hokora

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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もりのおくにふるいほこらがひっそりとたっていた。

An old small shrine stood quietly deep in the forest.

むらびとたちはやまのほこらにはなをそなえた。

The villagers offered flowers at the small shrine in the mountains.

みちばたのほこらにはあかいぬのがむすばれていた。

A red cloth was tied to the small roadside shrine.

そふはまいあさ、にわのほこらにてをあわせる。

Every morning, my grandfather clasps his hands in prayer at the small shrine in the garden.

たびのとちゅうでちいさなほこらをみつけた。

We found a small shrine during our journey.

そのほこらはいまもむらのまもりがみをまつっている。

That small shrine still enshrines the guardian deity of the village.

いしだんのうえにしろいほこらがみえた。

A white small shrine could be seen at the top of the stone steps.

こどもたちはほこらのまえでしずかにあたまをさげた。

The children quietly bowed their heads in front of the small shrine.

あめにぬれたほこらがきぎのあいだにたたずんでいた。

The rain-soaked small shrine stood quietly among the trees.