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神詣で (かみもうで) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神かみ詣もうで

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

visiting a shrine; shrine visit

Refers to the act of going to a Shinto shrine to pray or pay respects. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to visit a shrine'.

正しょう月がつには多おおくの人ひとが神かみ詣もうでをする。
Many people visit shrines during the New Year.
昨日きのう、家か族ぞくで神かみ

詣もう

で

に

行い

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た

。

Yesterday, I went on a shrine visit with my family.

Written forms

神かみ詣もうで
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the form 神詣 (without で) is also used but less common.
神かみ詣もうで
Alternate kanji spelling without okurigana; may be encountered but 神詣で is more common.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
詣visit a temple, arrive, attain

Similar words

初はつ詣もうで
Refers specifically to the first shrine visit of the New Year, while 神詣で is a general term for visiting a shrine at any time.
参さん拝ぱい
A more formal term for worship or paying respects at a shrine or temple; 神詣で is more casual and specifically implies a visit to a shrine.

Etymology

Compound of 神 (kami, 'god, deity') and 詣で (mōde, 'pilgrimage, visit to a sacred place'). The reading かみもうで is a regular combination of these elements.