神降ろし
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 降 |
| かみ Grade: 3 |
お Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神降ろし (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 神 (kami, “god, spirit”) + 降ろし (oroshi, “bringing down”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 降ろす (orosu), “to take down, to lower, to bring down”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]神降ろし • (kamioroshi)
- the calling down a god to a place of worship at the start of a festival
- Synonym: 口寄せ (kuchiyose)
- an avatar, particularly a 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”) who has prayed and invited a god to enter her body to be an oracle
- the listing the names of gods and making a solemn oath on a written vow to the gods; also, the place on the document where the names of the gods are written
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 神 read as かみ
- Japanese terms spelled with 降 read as お
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