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榊: sakaki (sacred Shinto tree)

sakaki (sacred Shinto tree)
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さかき

A Japan-made kanji (木 + 神); only reading さかき. Fresh sprigs are offered at Shinto altars.

Key words

榊さかきsakaki (sacred evergreen)
真榊まさかきshrine sakaki offering

Example sentences

On the 1st and 15th of each month, we offer fresh sakaki at the household shrine.

On the festival day, a masakaki decorated with a mirror and jewels was set up before the deity.

The sakaki's leaves stay green all year, and it has long been cherished as a tree of the gods.

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