小こ幣ぬさ

noun

small purification wand

Archaic Shinto ritual object; a small wand used in purification ceremonies. Rare in modern language, mostly encountered in historical or religious texts.

• 古ふるい神じん社じゃの記き録ろくに、小こ幣ぬさを用もちいた祓はらいの儀ぎ式しきが記しるされている。

  In the records of an old shrine, a purification ritual using a small wand is described.

noun

thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering)

Refers to the material itself: finely cut hemp or paper mixed with rice grains, scattered as an offering to the gods. Related to 切麻. Also archaic and limited to ritual contexts.

See also: 切麻

• 神しん事じでは、小こ幣ぬさと呼よばれる細こまかく切きった麻あさや紙かみを米こめと混まぜて撒まくことがあった。

  In Shinto rituals, finely cut hemp or paper called konusa was sometimes mixed with rice and scattered.