お宮みや

noun

Shinto shrine

Polite term for a Shinto shrine, often used in everyday speech. The prefix お adds respect.

• 初はつ詣もうで近きん所じょのお宮みやに行いった。

  I went to the local shrine for the first visit of the new year.

• お宮みや参まいりは赤あかちゃんの健すこやかな成せい長ちょうを願ねがう行ぎょう事じです。

  Omiyamairi is a ceremony to pray for a baby's healthy growth.