Meanings
Ritual, Offer Prayers, Celebrate, Deify, Enshrine, Worship
Radicals
Decomposition
βΏ±βΏ°βΊΌε―Έη€Ί
Etymology
Ideographic: Hand ε―Έ holding meatΒ βΊΌΒ over an altarΒ η€Ί
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Words Using This Kanji
179 words totalfestival for requests and expressions of thanks to the gods (Okinawa)
festival in honor of Daikokuten
Okinawan festival held in the honour of the sea gods (honor)
father confessor
Catholic rite (e.g. mass)
(rocky) seashore party
ceremony for moving a deity to a new site
festive mood
Bastille Day (July 14)
boat festival
tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)
festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine
festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine
memorial service (esp. for war dead)
Shinto funeral ceremony
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
Epiphany
winter festival
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits
Ascension Day