注連縄
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 注 | 連 | 縄 |
| しめ | なわ Grade: 4 | |
| Grade: 3 | Grade: 4 | |
| irregular | kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 注連繩 (kyūjitai) 標縄 七五三縄 |
Noun
注連縄 • (shimenawa)
- (Shinto) lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used to mark the boundaries of purified areas, shrines, sacred rocks and trees. They are often festooned with 四手 (shide, “zizag paper streamer”)
References
- “〈注連〉縄”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025