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
七月の京都では、祇園祭の山鉾が町を巡り、大勢の人でにぎわう。
In Kyoto in July, the floats of the Gion Festival make their way through town and crowds fill the streets.
神道では、天の神と地の神をあわせて神祇と呼ぶ。
In Shinto, the gods of heaven and the gods of earth together are called jingi.
律令制のもとでは、神祇官という役所が国の祭祀を担当していた。
Under the ritsuryo system, a government office called the jingikan handled the state's rituals.