mikoshi

English

The mikoshi at the Nada no Kenka Matsuri in Himeji, 2006

Etymology

From Japanese 神(み)輿(こし) (mikoshi, “divine sedan”).

Noun

mikoshi (plural mikoshis or mikoshi)

1. (Shinto) A raised ceremonial litter used to transport a Shinto deity between shrines.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神輿 / 神舆 (zh) (shényú)

• Japanese: 神輿 (ja) (みこし, mikoshi)

Anagrams

• mokihis

Japanese

A kodomo-mikoshi, a children's mikoshi (1910s)

Romanization

mikoshi

1. Rōmaji transcription of みこし