祖そ霊れい舎しゃ

noun

ancestral shrine; shrine for ancestor worship

A Shinto shrine specifically dedicated to the veneration of ancestral spirits. Often found in homes or as a separate structure.

• 祖そ霊れい舎しゃには毎まい日にちお供そなえ物ものをします。

  We make offerings at the ancestral shrine every day.

• 祖そ霊れい舎しゃは神かみ棚だなとは別べつに設もうけられることが多おおい。

  The ancestral shrine is often set up separately from the household Shinto altar.