恵方参り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恵	方	参
え Grade: S	ほう Grade: 2	まい Grade: 4

Alternative spelling
惠方參り (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 恵方 (ehō, “favorable direction”) +‎ 参り (mairi, “shrine or temple visit”)

Noun

恵(え)方(ほう)参(まい)り • (ehōmairi) 

1. New Year's pilgrimage to a shrine or temple in a favorable direction