禰宜

See also: 祢宜

Japanese
Kanji in this term
禰 宜
ね
Jinmeiyō		 ぎ
Grade: S
goon

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of Old Japanese verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).[1][2]

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Noun

禰宜 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 祢宜, hiragana ねぎ, rōmaji negi)

  1. (Shinto) a Shinto priest, especially one serving under a 神主 (kannushi, “chief priest”), who is above the other priests in a Shinto shrine
  2. Synonym of 飛蝗 (batta): a grasshopper, locust

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ)山 (やま)伏 (ぶし) (Negi Yamabushi)
  • 糟 (かす)禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ) (kasunegi)
  • 官 (かん)符 (ぷ)権 (ごん)禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ) (kanpugon negi)
  • 権 (ごん)の禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ) (gon no negi)
  • 下 (した)禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ) (shitanegi)

See also

Proper noun

禰宜 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 祢宜, hiragana ねぎ, rōmaji Negi)

  1. a surname

References
  1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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