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御ご幣へい

also: おんべい · おんべ

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Meanings

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Shinto ritual staff with paper streamers

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)›Shinto›

A wooden staff with zigzag paper streamers (shide) attached, used in Shinto purification rituals. The honorific prefix 御 is part of the word.

See also: 幣

神かん主ぬしが御ご幣へいを振ふってお祓はらいをした。
The Shinto priest waved the gohei to perform a purification.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
幣cash, bad habit, humble prefix

Related words

幣へい
幣 (nusa) is an older term for offerings to the gods, including cloth or paper streamers, while 御幣 (gohei) specifically refers to the staff with paper streamers used in Shinto rituals.

Word family

御ご幣へい担かつぎ
superstition; superstitious person

Written forms

御幣
- ごへい
  Standard kanji spelling for the Shinto ritual implement.
- おんべい
  Alternate reading, rarely used.
- おんべ
  Alternate reading, rarely used.
ご幣へい
Kana-kanji mixed spelling; less common but still encountered.
おんべ
おんべい

Etymology

Compound of honorific prefix 御 (go) and 幣 (hei, 'offering'). The exact historical development is uncertain, but the term has been used in Shinto contexts for centuries.