七五三縄

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 七五三縄 – see the following entry.

【注連縄しめなわ】 [noun] (Shinto) lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used to mark the boundaries of purified areas, shrines, sacred rocks and trees. They are often festooned with 四手 (shide, “zizag paper streamer”) Alternative spelling 標縄

(This term, 七五三縄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)