御薪

みかまぎ

Meanings

1. Noun kindling burned in shrines and temples
2. special kindling used in samurai families during the Edo period for the 15th of the first month and painted with 12 brush strokes (13 on a lucky year)
3. kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryō period

Kanji

• 御 honorific. Read as み.
• 薪 firewood

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