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大社 (たいしゃ, taisha) Japanese meaning: grand shrine | Kotomora

大たい社しゃ

also: おおやしろ

た

い

しゃ

Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

grand shrine; famous shrine

Only with reading たいしゃ

Refers to a large, important Shinto shrine, often one of high rank or historical significance. The reading is たいしゃ.

出雲いずも大たい社しゃは日本にほんで最もっとも有ゆう名めいな大

たい

社しゃ

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

Izumo Taisha is one of the most famous grand shrines in Japan.

この地ち域いきには古ふるい大たい社しゃがいくつか残のこっている。

Several old grand shrines remain in this region.

2

Izumo Grand Shrine

abbreviationShinto›

Abbreviation for 出雲大社 (Izumo Taisha). Used in contexts where the full name is understood.

大たい社しゃは縁えん結むすびの神かみ様さまで有ゆう名めいだ。
Izumo Grand Shrine is famous for its deity of matchmaking.
毎まい年とし、大たい社しゃには多おおくの参さん拝ぱい者しゃが訪おとずれる。
Many worshippers visit Izumo Grand Shrine every year.

Kanji

大large, big
社company, firm, office

Related words

神じん社じゃN5sense 1
神社 is the general term for any Shinto shrine, while 大社 refers specifically to a large or historically prominent shrine.
神じん宮ぐう
大社 marks a shrine as especially grand or important, like Izumo Taisha, but unlike 神宮 it carries no requirement of an imperial link.

Word family

名みょう神じん大たい社しゃ
shrine of the highest rank in the Engi-Shiki
大たい社しゃ造づくり
taisha-zukuri style; oldest Shinto shrine architectural style
官かん幣ぺい大たい社しゃ
national shrine of major grade

Written forms

大社Usage100%
- たいしゃ
  Standard kanji spelling for both senses. The reading おおやしろ is less common and typically used in proper names.
- おおやしろ
おおやしろ
Kana spelling for the rare reading おおやしろ, mostly encountered in shrine names.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (tai, 'great') and 社 (sha, 'shrine'). The reading おおやしろ is a native Japanese reading of the same kanji, but it is rare and mostly appears in proper names.