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祇

祇: earth god

earth god; deity
8 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
ギ・キ・シ
Kun
くにつかみ・ただ・まさに

Mostly seen in 祇園 (Gion, Kyoto) and 神祇 (gods of heaven and earth); read ギ in both.

Key words

祇園祭ぎおんまつりGion Festival (Kyoto)
神祇じんぎgods of heaven and earth
神祇官じんぎかんDepartment of Divinities
地祇ちぎgods of the earth

Example sentences

In Kyoto in July, the floats of the Gion Festival make their way through town and crowds fill the streets.

In Shinto, the gods of heaven and the gods of earth together are called jingi.

Under the ritsuryo system, a government office called the jingikan handled the state's rituals.

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