お神輿

おみこし

Also written お御輿

Meanings

1. Noun mikoshi (i.e.: portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals) See also: 神輿 (みこし).
2. lower back; waist; hips (esp. as 〜を上げる, 〜を据える, etc.) See also: 腰 (こし).

Kanji

• 神 god
• 輿 palanquin; bier; public opinion. Read as こし.

Related forms

• 神輿 (みこし) mikoshi (plain)

Word lists

• Honorific (尊敬語)
• Polite (丁寧語)

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