神主

かんぬし

Meanings

1. Noun Shinto priest
2. chief priest (of a Shinto shrine)
3. Welsh onion (Buddhist monk jargon; pun on 禰宜(ねぎ) and 葱(ねぎ)) See also: ねぎ. See also: 禰宜 (ねぎ).

Kanji

• 神 god. Read as かん.
• 主 main. Read as ぬし.

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