御御籤

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
くじ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
御神籤
御神鬮
おみくじ

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みくじ [òmíkújí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞mʲikɯ̟ᵝʑi]

Noun

()()(くじ) • (omikuji) 

  1. a random fortune, often written on a strip of paper or on a stick of bamboo, available at Japanese shrines in exchange for a small offering
    おみくじ()いたら大吉(だいきち)/(きょう)()
    Omikuji o hiitara daikichi / kyō to deta.
    The fortune /sacred lot he drew predicted very good/bad luck.

Usage notes

Often seen written all in hiragana, in part due to the complexity and rarity of the last kanji character.

See also

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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