大社

たいしゃ

Also written おおやしろ

Meanings

1. Noun grand shrine; famous shrine
2. Izumo Grand Shrine

Kanji

• 大 big. Read as タイ.
• 社 company. Read as シャ.

Words containing 大社

• 官幣大社 (かんぺいたいしゃ) national shrine of major grade
• 大社造 (たいしゃづくり) oldest architectural style for Shinto shrines (e.g. used at Izumo shrine)
• 大社教 (たいしゃきょう) Taisha-kyo (sect of Shinto; renamed Izumo Oyashiro-kyo in 1951)

And 2 more.

Word lists

• Shinto

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