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初詣 (はつもうで, hatsumoude) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Every year, I go to the first shrine visit of the New Year with my family.
I drew a fortune slip at the first shrine visit of the New Year.
Usage patterns 〈 場所ばしょ〉 〉 に 初詣はつもうで に 行い く to go to (a shrine/temple) for the first visit of the New Year
Every year I go to Meiji Shrine for my first shrine visit of the New Year.
〈 人ひ 〉 と 初詣〉とはつもうで に 行い く to go for the first shrine visit of the year with someone
Going for the first shrine visit with my family is something I look forward to every year.
初詣はつもうで に 出で かける to head out for the first shrine visit of the year
Early on New Year's morning, we headed out for our first shrine visit.
Kanji 詣 visit a temple, arrive, attain Related words 初詣 is the standard modern term for the New Year's shrine visit, while 初参り is an older or regional synonym for the same custom.
初詣 specifically means the first shrine or temple visit of the year, while 年始 broadly covers all New Year's activities like greetings and visits.
初詣 refers specifically to the first shrine or temple visit of the New Year, while 参り is a general term usable for any religious visit.
Written forms 初はつ 詣もうで Usage 84%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in signs, news, and everyday writing.
初はつ 詣もう で Usage 13%
Common variant with okurigana で; equally natural and often seen in print.
初はつ もうで Usage 3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard spelling but may help learners find the word.
はつもうで Usage
Etymology Formed from 初, “first,” and 詣で, the noun form of 詣でる, “to visit a shrine or temple.”
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