Meanings
Prefix
Honorific
1. august
2. beautiful
Kanji used
honorable
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
Son of God; child of an emperor
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
bamboo blind
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
(imperial) reign; period
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
large, high mountain
(imperial) reign; period
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
kagura (esp. when performed at the imperial palace)
country; Japan
God's will
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
(arch.) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox)
God's word; word of God
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
large, high mountain
imperial tomb
Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort); Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
honorific or polite prefix
country; Japan
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
(arch.) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox)
annual Shingon prayer ritual (January 8-14)
the humble shield of our Sovereign Lord
Japanese (language)
grain (esp. rice); rice cultivation
Japanese (language)
the works (of the gods)
servant of the imperial court
the works (of the gods)
(his) side; (his) presence