御札

Chinese

		defend; imperial; to drive	short note
trad. (御札)		御	札
simp. #(御札)		御	札

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùzhá

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄓㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùzhá
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄓㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùjhá
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-cha²
    • Yale: yù-já
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhjar
    • Palladius: юйчжа (jujčža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵/

Noun

御札

1. (literary, archaic) imperial instruction; imperial order

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	札
お Grade: S	ふだ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

From 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) +‎ 札 (fuda, “tag, note”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ɸɯ̟da̠]

Noun

Ofuda, issued by a Shinto shrine.

御(お)札(ふだ) • (ofuda) 

1. (Shinto) talisman or amulet issued by a Shinto shrine

   Hypernym: 護符 (gofu)

2. (Taoism) Taoist talisman

   Hypernym: 護符 (gofu)

   キョンシーの額(ひたい)に貼(は)ってあるお札(ふだ)

   kyonshī no hitai ni hattearu o-fuda

   the talismans attached to the foreheads of jiangshi

Related terms

• 護符(ごふ) (gofu): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
• 神札(しんさつ) (shinsatsu): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
• 御守(おまもり), お守(まも)り (omamori): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
• 破魔矢(はまや) (hamaya): a decorative arrow used as a ward against evil
• 縁起物(えんぎもの) (engimono): a good luck charm

Further reading

• Ofuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) +‎ 札 (satsu, “note, bank note”). Yutōyomi, mixing the kun'yomi o with the on'yomi satsu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞sa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

御札(おさつ) • (osatsu) 

1. A polite term (丁寧語 (​teineigo)) for paper money.

Etymology 3

From 御 (gyo-, “honorific prefix”) +‎ 札 (satsu, “note”). On'yomi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞sa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

御札(ぎょさつ) • (gyosatsu) 

1. A polite term (丁寧語 (teineigo)) for referring to someone else's note or letter.