Word Meaning 詣で

もうで mou de

詣で is read as もうで (mou de) and means pilgrimage.

Meaning

English

  1. pilgrimage
  2. visit

Reading

Kana

もうで

Romaji

mou de

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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初詣で

はつもうで

first shrine visit of the New Year

参詣

さんけい

visit to a temple or shrine

造詣

ぞうけい

deep knowledge

Example Sentences

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かれはまいとしそのじんじゃにもうでる。

He visits that shrine every year.

とおくのてらまであるいてもうでた。

I walked all the way to the distant temple to visit it.

そぼはしずかにてらへもうでた。

My grandmother quietly went to the temple.

ねがいごとをむねに、あさはやくじんじゃへもうでた。

With a wish in my heart, I went early in the morning to the shrine.

This is called hatsumode, the first visit to a shrine.

Politicians from many countries made pilgrimages to the White House.

Hatsumoude means New Year's visits to shrines.

The most important Shinto event takes place in the New Year, when millions of people visit shrines to pray for happiness and a healthy year.