禰宜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禰	宜
ね Jinmeiyō	ぎ Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative form

祢宜

Noun

禰宜 (hiragana ねぎ, rōmaji negi)

a Shinto priest, especially one serving under the chief priest (神主 (かんぬし) (kannushi)) but above other priests in a Shinto shrine

See also

神 (しん)道 (とう) (shintō, “Shinto religion”)
神 (じん)社 (じゃ) (jinja, “Shinto shrine”)

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