禰宜
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See also: 祢宜
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 禰 | 宜 |
| ね Jinmeiyō |
ぎ Grade: S |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 祢宜 (shinjitai) |
Etymology
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of Old Japanese verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).[1][2]
The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Shinto) a Shinto priest, especially one serving under a 神主 (kannushi, “chief priest”), who is above the other priests in a Shinto shrine
- Synonym of 飛蝗 (batta): a grasshopper, locust
Derived terms
See also
Proper noun
- a surname
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN