禰宜

禰宜

See also: 祢宜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禰	宜
ね Jinmeiyō	ぎ Grade: S
goon

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of Old Japanese verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).[1][2]

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ね​ぎ [néꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ne̞ɡʲi]

Noun

禰宜 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 祢宜, hiragana ねぎ, rōmaji negi)

1. (Shinto) a Shinto priest, especially one serving under a 神主 (kannushi, “chief priest”), who is above the other priests in a Shinto shrine
2. Synonym of 飛蝗 (batta): a grasshopper, locust

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ)山 (やま)伏 (ぶし) (Negi Yamabushi)
• 糟 (かす)禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ) (kasunegi)
• 官 (かん)符 (ぷ)権 (ごん)禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ) (kanpugon negi)
• 権 (ごん)の禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ) (gon no negi)
• 下 (した)禰 (ね)宜 (ぎ) (shitanegi)

See also

• 祝 (はふり) (hafuri)
• 神 (じん)社 (じゃ) (jinja, “Shinto shrine”)

Proper noun

禰宜 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 祢宜, hiragana ねぎ, rōmaji Negi)

1. a surname

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN