禰宜

See also: 祢宜

Japanese
Kanji in this term
禰 宜
ね
Jinmeiyō		 ぎ
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
祢宜 (shinjitai)

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of Old Japanese verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).[1][2]

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Noun

禰(ね)宜(ぎ) • (negi) 

  1. (Shinto) a Shinto priest, especially one serving under a 神主 (kannushi, “chief priest”), who is above the other priests in a Shinto shrine
  2. Synonym of 飛蝗 (batta): a grasshopper, locust

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 禰宜(ねぎ)山(やま)伏(ぶし) (Negi Yamabushi)
  • 糟(かす)禰宜(ねぎ) (kasunegi)
  • 官符権(かんぷごん)禰宜(ねぎ) (kanpugon negi)
  • 権(ごん)の禰宜(ねぎ) (gon no negi)
  • 下(した)禰宜(ねぎ) (shitanegi)

See also

Proper noun

禰(ね)宜(ぎ) • (Negi) 

  1. a surname

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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