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御幣担ぎ (goheikatsugi) Japanese meaning: superstition | Kotomora

御ご幣へい担かつぎ

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Meanings

1

superstition; superstitious person

Refers to superstitious beliefs or a person who is superstitious. Often used in a slightly critical or humorous tone.

彼かれは御ご幣へい担かつぎで、毎まい朝あさ必

かなら

ず

おみくじ

を

引ひ

く

。

He is superstitious and draws a fortune slip every morning without fail.

そんな御ご幣へい担かつぎはやめたほうがいいよ。

You'd better stop that superstition.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
幣cash, bad habit, humble prefix
担shouldering, carry, raise

Related words

迷めい信しん
迷信 is a more formal and general term for superstition, while 御幣担ぎ is colloquial and often implies a person's superstitious behavior.

Built from

御ご幣へい+担かつぐ

Written forms

御ご幣へい担かつぎ
Standard kanji spelling.
ご幣へい担かつぎ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but attested.

Etymology

Compound of 御幣 (gohei, a ritual wand used in Shinto) and 担ぎ (katsugi, from 担ぐ katsugu, 'to carry' or 'to be superstitious'). The term likely originates from the image of carrying a gohei as a superstitious charm.