式年遷宮

しきねんせんぐう

Meanings

1. Noun construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time

Kanji

• 式 form. Read as シキ.
• 年 year. Read as ネン.
• 遷 transition. Read as セン.
• 宮 palace. Read as グウ.

Words containing 式年遷宮

• 式年遷宮祭 (しきねんせんぐうさい) fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)

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