national or local god, peaceful, great
祇 centers on a deity, especially a local or national god, with an underlying sense of peace and greatness associated with such divine presence.
祇 combines the altar radical 礻 (示) with 氏, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to clan or local identity, suggesting a local or clan deity.
The altar radical 礻 indicates something divine. The right side 氏 looks like a stylized person or clan symbol. Imagine a local clan gathering at an altar to honor their peaceful, great local god.
For ギ, picture a giant key unlocking a sacred shrine: key -> ギ, and the key opens the door to the peaceful local god.
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
gods of heaven and earth
festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)
gods of heaven and earth
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
head of the Department of Worship
Department of Divinities (1868-1871)
Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)
Institute of Divinities (1940-1946)
a number so great it can never be counted to