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saiki (Ritual Tools) 09 / 15 / 2020
sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set) ❖ Equipment used in rituals ❖ Also called saigu
sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
gu (tool, utensil)
chi (miscanthus reed)
no (possesive particle) wa (ring) ❖ Or chinowa ❖ An instrument for casting out sources of misfortune ❖ People are purified by passing through a large sacred ring, made of loosely twisted miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis)
hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
haku (cloth) ❖ In its broadest sense a general term for offerings made to the kami ❖ The type and number of heihaku vary greatly depending on the type of ritual ❖ Items offered include cloth, clothing, weapons, miki, and shinsen ❖ Also called mitegura, heimotsu, hei, shinpei, go-shinpei, go-hei
hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
motsu (thing, object) heimotsu (shintô offerings; present to a guest) hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) pei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) go (honorable) shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) pei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
go | o (honorable)
hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) ❖ Or gohei ❖ Made by attaching shide of gold, silver, white or multicolored (five-color) paper to a heigushi and offered to kami ❖ Also called mitegura
mi (honorable)
te (hand) gura | kura (warehouse, storehouse, treasury)
go (five)
shiki (color) ban (flag) ❖ Or goshikiban ❖ Five-colored sets of ribbons hung in altar areas ❖ Buddhist colors for the directions: ❖ Blue / green East ❖ Red South ❖ White West ❖ Black / purple North ❖ Yellow / brown Center ❖ The sequence of the colors is (usually) green, yellow, red, white, and blue / black / purple
(color)
❖ Also called iro
(color)
(red)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ akai (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes strong emotions, energy, vitality, heat, power, love and intimacy, sexual desire ❖ Color of life force and energy, the (rising) sun ❖ Also called seki
(blue, or green)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ aoi (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes purity and cleanliness, calmness and stability ❖ Color of the seas surrounding Japan, a feminine color ❖ Also called sei
(green, greenery)
(green, greenery) ❖ kun'yomi ❖ midorino (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes fertility, growth, youth, vitality, freshness ❖ Color of nature and the eternal ❖ Also called midoriiro, ao
kiiro (yellow)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ kiiroi (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes courage, nobility, beauty, refinement, cheerfulness ❖ Color of the sacred ❖ Also called ki
(black)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ kuroi (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes death, destruction, doom, fear, sorrow, mourning, misfortune, formality, elegance ❖ Color of mystery and the night ❖ Also called koku
(purple)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ murisakino (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes privilege, wealth, long life, perseverance ❖ Color of nobility ❖ Also called murasakiiro
(white)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ shiroi (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes purity, cleanliness,blessedness, sacred nature ❖ Color of weddings and other joyful life events ❖ Also called haku
hei (cash, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
gushi | kushi (spit, skewer) ❖ A staff made of bamboo or other wood to which shide are attached to make a go-hei
hô (observance, offer, present, dedicate)
bei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) ❖ Presentation of go-hei, or heihaku, or offerings to be used by kami
hito (person)
gata (model) ❖ Human shaped paper cutout used in the nagoshi no ôharae and shiwasu ôharai to absorb fujô through contact with a person ❖ (See Ritual)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
dana | tana (shelf, ledge, mantle) ❖ (Literally: kami-shelf) ❖ A household shrine placed or hung high on a wall ❖ (See Purification of Place) ❖ kamidana layout this varies depending on available space
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
dana | tana (shelf, ledge, mantle) hai (bowing one's head in respect or worship, worship) shi (words, writing, lyrics) haishi (prayer) ❖ kamidana prayer ❖ (See Prayer)
ishi (stone)
dô | tô (lamp, a light) rô (cage) ishi (stone) dô | tô (lamp, a light) rô (basket, cage) ❖ Stone lantern ❖ Also called toro, mokusei tôrô, and kasuga tôrô
tô (lamp, a light)
rô (cage) tôrô (lantern) tô (lamp, a light) rô (basket, cage) tôrô (lantern) moku (tree, wood) sei (made in, made of) mokusei (wooden, made of wood) tô (lamp, a light) rô (cage) tôrô (lantern) moku (tree, wood) sei (made in, made of) mokusei (wooden, made of wood) tô (lamp, a light) rô (basket, cage) tôrô (lantern) kasu (spring, springtime) ga (day, sun) kasuga (spring day) tô (lamp, a light) rô (cage) tôrô (lantern) kasu (spring, springtime) ga (day, sun) kasuga (spring day) tô (lamp, a light) rô (basket, cage) tôrô (lantern)
kagari (beacon basket)
bi | hi (fire) ❖ Brazier, bonfire, watch fire, cresset
kô (incense, smell, perfume)
gu (tool, utensil, ingredients, sets of furniture) kôgu (incense set, incense paraphernalia, incense components) ❖ Incense set e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.
(incense, smell, perfume)
kô (incense, smell, perfume)
ro (hearth, furnace, kiln) kôro (censer; incense burner)
kumo (cloud)
-i (reside, to be, exist) kumoi (sky, high place, distant place) ❖ Written on paper and placed above kamidana if there is a floor above it
ma (true, reality)
sakaki (sacred shintô tree) ❖ sakaki branch with go-shiki-ban and sanshu-no-jingi
o (honorable)
fuda (tag, placard, emblem) ❖ A talisman usually issued by a shintô shrine, made of paper, wood, or metal, inscribed with the name of a kami and used for protection in the home ❖ Typically placed in the home at a kamidana ❖ Renewed annually ❖ (See ofuda / gofu Generator) ❖ Also called fuda, kamifuda
(tag, placard, emblem)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) fuda (tag, placard, emblem) ❖ (See gofu)
o (honorable)
sona.e (submit, offer, present, serve) mono (thing) ❖ Traditional offerings of kome, sake, mizu, shio and sakaki ❖ (See shinsen)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set) ❖ Offering vessels or ritual tools ❖ Also called shinguSETTO (usually in sales catalogs)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
gu (tool, utensil) SETTO (katakana Japanese pronounciation of English set)
mizu (water)
tama (ball, jewel) ❖ Round, pointed-lidded jar containing water
sakaki (sacred shintô tree)
ta.te | da.te (stand up) sakaki (sacred shintô tree) tate | date (stand up) ❖ Two tall vases for the sakaki ❖ o-sakaki (honorable sakaki) ❖ Also pronounced sakakidate
sakaki (sacred shintô tree)
da.te (stand up) sakaki (sacred shintô tree) date (stand up)
shiro (white)
sara (dish, plate) o (honorable) sara (disk, plate)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
kyô (mirror) ❖ Sacred kagami with stand
(mirror)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
doko | toko (floor) ❖ (Literally: kami floor) ❖ A household or dôjô shrine placed on a floor-level platform usually having several steps
oo (large, big)
nusa (shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) ❖ Or oonusa ❖ A ritual purification wand presented when invoking the kami or when exorcising tsumi or kegare ❖ May be made of shide attached to a branch of the sakaki, or the streamers may be attached to a hexagonal or octagonal staff of unfinished wood ❖ (See Ritual) ❖ (See heihaku) ❖ Also called nusa, haraegushi
(shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
hara.e (exorcise) gushi | kushi (skewer)
sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set) gu (tool, utensil) ❖ Ritual utensils used in harai ceremonies
has | hatsu (eight)
soku (leg) an (desk, table, stand) ❖ Eight-footed table used to bear items such as heihaku, shinsen, and tamagushi. ❖ Also called an
(desk, table, stand)
san (three)
bô | hô (sides, directions) ❖ A short stand used to bear the shinsen or food offerings ❖ Usually made of unpainted hinoki ❖ Also pronounced sanpô
san (three)
pô | hô (sides, directions)
taka (high, tall)
tsuki (bowl) ❖ Wooden pedestal table used to bear the shinsen ❖ Also called taka hai, kaku-takatsuki, maru-takatsuki
taka (high, tall)
hai (shallow bowl) kaku (angle) taka (high, tall) tsuki (shallow bowl) maru (circle) taka (high, tall) tsuki (shallow bowl) ❖ Angular top pedestal table ❖ Round top pedestal table
(baton, mace, scepter)
❖ Flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in shintô garb ❖ Frequently printed with norito or instructions for ritual
shi (paper)
de (droop, suspend, hang) ❖ Zigzag folded paper or cloth offerings
shime | shirube (marker)
nawa (straw rope) ❖ (Literally: enclosing rope) ❖ Rice straw rope used to absorb impurities
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
boku (tree, wood) ❖ A sacred tree or grove ❖ Also called goshinboku, shinju
go (honorable)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) boku (tree) shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ju (timber trees, wood)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
tai (body, substance, object, reality) ❖ An object in which a kami is believed to dwell ❖ (See Dwelling) ❖ (See yorishiro) ❖ Also called go-shintai, mitamashiro
go (honorable)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) tai (body, substance, object, reality) mi (honorable) tama (spirits, soul) shiro (substitute)
tama (jewel, ball)
gushi | kushi (skewer, spit) tama (jewel, ball) gushi | kuji (lottery, raffle) ❖ A branch of sakaki with shide attached that is offered to kami with the appropriate hakushu as the final act of sampai ❖ Also pronounced tamakushi
tama (jewel, ball)
kushi (skewer, spit) tama (jewel, ball) kushi | kuji (lottery, raffle) torii Sacred gateway to a shrine usually consisting of two uprights with either a shimenawa strung between, or one or two crossbeams (See torii)
to.ri (pick, take, fetch, take up)
mono (thing, object, matter) ❖ A prop which is held in the hand of the dancer in sacred dance rituals such as kagura ❖ It can also refer to the thing the dancer holds when performing a dance to purify the implements to be used in a sacred ritual or dance ❖ Some torimono are sakaki (sacred leaves), mitegura (ritual paper object), tsue (rod), sasa (bamboo grass), yumi (bow), tsurugi (sword), hoko (halberd), hisago (ladle), kazura (vines), suzu (bell tree), and goza (straw/rush mat) ❖ (See satokagura)
suzu (small bell)
❖ A hand-held, bell tree composed of three tiers of jingle bells ❖ The first (top) tier has 3 bells, the second tier has 5 bells and the lowest tier has 7 bells ❖ Sometimes with go-shiki-ban attached to the handle ❖ The emphasis on odd numbers is a Buddhist influence ❖ Also called kagura suzu
yori (reliant, depend on)
shiro (substitute, change, convert, replace) ❖ A temporary dwelling place (or object or person or animal) of kami when they descends for a religious ceremony or when possessing a person ❖ yorishiro may be natural objects such as trees or rocks, or implements prepared for use in rituals, such as pillars, banners, or ritual emblems called go-hei ❖ (See shintai) |
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