標縄
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 標 | 縄 |
| Grade: 4 | Grade: S |
Alternative forms
- 注連縄, 七五三縄
Noun
標縄 (hiragana しめなわ, rōmaji shimenawa): "enclosing rope"
- Lengths of laid rice straw rope used for ritual purification in Shinto shrines. They can vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with shide. A space bound by shimenawa often indicates a sacred or pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine.
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