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祠: small shrine

small shrine
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Readings

On
シ
Kun
ほこら・まつる

Read ほこら when it stands alone (a small roadside shrine); in compounds シ, as in 祠堂 and 小祠.

Key words

祠ほこらsmall shrine
祠堂しどうancestral shrine
小祠しょうしsmall shrine

Example sentences

By the mountain path there was a small moss-covered shrine.

In the woods at the edge of the village stands a quiet little shrine to the local god.

The family's ancestors are enshrined in the shrine hall at the back of the mansion.

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