Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いの
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
祈り (kyūjitai)
祷り

Etymology

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(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (いの) (inoru, to pray).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いの) (inori

  1. prayer (request to a deity)
  2. prayer (heartfelt wish)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.