pilgrimage to; visit to a shrine/temple
Suffix attached to a shrine or temple name, indicating a pilgrimage or respectful visit. Often used in set phrases like 初詣で (はつもうで).
In the New Year, many people make their first shrine visit.
A pilgrimage to Ise Grand Shrine has been a dream for people since ancient times.
visiting a temple; pilgrimage to a shrine
make a pilgrimage; visit a shrine/temple
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
Derived from the verb 詣づ (もうづ), an old form of 詣でる (もうでる), meaning 'to visit a shrine or temple'. The suffix form 詣で is the continuative form (連用形) of the verb.