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供米 (くまい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

供く米まい

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Meanings

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noun

rice offered to a god

Refers to rice presented as an offering in Shinto or similar religious contexts.

神じん社じゃに供く米まいを奉ほう納のうする。
Offer rice to the shrine.

Kanji

供submit, offer, present
米rice, USA, metre

Etymology

Compound of 供 (offering) and 米 (rice). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of rice offered to a deity.