玉串

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉 串
たま
Grade: 1 		くし > ぐし
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

玉(たま) (tama, “treasure(d)”) + 串(くし) (kushi, “branch”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たまぐし [tàmáꜜgùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ma̠ɡɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

玉(たま)串(ぐし) • (tamagushi) 

  1. (Shinto) offertory sakaki-tree branches

Derived terms

  • 玉(たま)串(ぐし)料(りょう) (tamagushiryō)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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