神輿

みこし

Also written 御輿, しんよ

Meanings

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

Kanji

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

Common phrases

• 御輿を担ぐ (みこしをかつぐ) to wheedle a person into doing something
• 神輿が練り歩く
• 神輿を乗せる

Related forms

• お神輿 (おみこし) mikoshi (polite)

Words containing 神輿

• お神輿 (おみこし) mikoshi
• 神輿ダコ (みこしだこ) ganglion cyst caused by carrying a mikoshi on one's shoulders

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