御神酒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	神	酒
お Grade: S	み Grade: 3	き Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) +‎ 神酒 (miki, “sacramental sake”).

Noun

御神酒 (hiragana おみき, rōmaji omiki)

sacramental sake or wine; used in Shinto purification rituals.

Synonyms

聖酒 (せいしゅ) (seishu): sacramental sake, sacramental wine
アンブロシア (anburoshia): ambrosia
ネクター (nekutā): nectar of the gods

See also

御神酒 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Sake#Ceremonial use on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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