たまぐし
Meanings
Noun
Shinto
1. branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)
2. sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
Kanji used
ball
skewer
Pitch accent
ぐし
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods
reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)