sacred jar; sacred vessel
Archaic Shinto term for a ritual jar or vessel used to hold sacred sake (神酒) or offerings. Not used in modern everyday language.
See also: 神酒
Old shrine records say that during the festival, they filled the sacred jar with sacred sake.
Variant kanji spelling; 瓫 is an older or alternative character for the same vessel.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 厳 (solemn, sacred) and 瓮/瓫 (jar, earthenware vessel) together denote a sacred ritual vessel in Shinto contexts.