切きり幣ぬさ

noun

ritual paper and sakaki branch cuttings scattered before the gods

A Shinto ritual item made by cutting paper and sacred sakaki branches, mixing them with rice, and scattering them to purify a space or as an offering. This is a highly specialized term unlikely to be encountered outside religious or historical contexts.

• 神しん職しょくが切きり幣ぬさをまいて場ばを清きよめた。

  The Shinto priest scattered kirinusa to purify the space.