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枝の主日 (えだのしゅじつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

枝えだの主しゅ日じつ

え

だ

の

しゅ

じ

つ

Meanings

1

expression, noun

Christianity›

Christian term for the Sunday before Easter, commemorating Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.

枝えだの主

しゅ

日じつ

に

は

教きょう

会かい

で

棕しゅ

櫚ろ

の

枝えだ

が

配くば

ら

れる

。

On Palm Sunday, palm branches are distributed at church.

Kanji

枝bough, branch, twig
主lord, chief, master
日day, sun, Japan

Etymology

From 枝 (branch) + の (possessive particle) + 主日 (the Lord's day), a calque of 'Palm Sunday'.