若わか宮みや

noun

young imperial prince; child of the imperial family

Refers to a young prince or child of the imperial family. Often used in historical or formal contexts.

• 若わか宮みやさまが誕たん生じょうされた。

  A young imperial prince was born.

• 昔むかし話ばなしには、若わか宮みやが旅たびに出でる話はなしが多おおい。

  In old tales, there are many stories of a young prince setting out on a journey.

noun

shrine dedicated to a child deity of the main shrine

A subsidiary shrine within a larger shrine complex, dedicated to the offspring of the main shrine's deity. Often contrasted with 本宮 (the main shrine).

See also: 本宮

• 本ほん宮ぐうの隣となりに若わか宮みやが祀まつられている。

  Next to the main shrine, a subsidiary shrine dedicated to the child deity is enshrined.

noun

newly built shrine for a transferred tutelary deity

A newly established shrine to which a divided spirit of a tutelary deity has been transferred from another location. Related to the practice of 勧請 (kanjō, transfer of a deity).

See also: 勧請

• この地ちに新あらたな若わか宮みやを勧かん請じょうした。

  A new shrine was established here to receive the transferred deity.