祓戸

祓戸

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
祓	戸
はら(え) Hyōgaiji	と > ど Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 祓 (harae, “purification”) +‎ 戸 (to, “door”).

The to changes to do as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) はらえ​ど [hàráéꜜdò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾa̠e̞do̞]

Noun

祓戸 (hiragana はらえど, rōmaji haraedo, historical hiragana はらへど)

1. (Shinto) a place where ritual purification is performed

Derived terms

• 祓 (はらえ)戸 (ど)の神 (かみ) (haraedo no kami)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
祓	戸
はら(い) Hyōgaiji	と > ど Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 祓 (harai, “purification”) +‎ 戸 (to, “door”).

The to changes to do as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

祓戸 (hiragana はらいど, rōmaji haraido, historical hiragana はらひど)

1. (Shinto, rare) a place where ritual purification is performed

Derived terms

• 祓 (はらい)戸 (ど)の神 (かみ) (haraido no kami)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN