Words tagged “religion”

崇(あが)めるあがめるto worship, to revere, to idolize 阿修羅(あしゅら)あしゅらAsura; fierce demigod; scene of carnage 後厄(あとやく)あとやくyear after an unlucky year; post-calamity year 阿弥陀(あみだ)あみだAmitabha; Amida Buddha; amidakuji 阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ)あみだぶつAmitabha Buddha; Amida Buddha 安置(あんち)あんちenshrinement; laying to rest; placing (a body or sacred object) 異教(いきょう)いきょうpaganism; a different religion; heathenism 異教徒(いきょうと)いきょうとpagan; heathen; nonbeliever イスラム教(きょう)いすらむきょうIslam; the Islamic religion 出雲(いずも)いずもIzumo (region of Shimane Prefecture) 出雲大社(いずもたいしゃ)いずもたいしゃIzumo Grand Shrine 伊勢(いせ)いせIse (region in Mie Prefecture, site of the Ise Grand Shrine) 一神教(いっしんきょう)いっしんきょうmonotheism 祈(いの)りいのりprayer, wish 位牌(いはい)いはいBuddhist memorial tablet 慰霊(いれい)いれいmemorial service; consoling the spirits of the dead 慰霊祭(いれいさい)いれいさいmemorial service; ceremony to console the spirits of the dead 慰霊碑(いれいひ)いれいひmemorial monument; cenotaph 生(う)まれ変(か)わりうまれかわりreincarnation; rebirth 盂蘭盆会(うらぼんえ)うらぼんえObon festival; Buddhist memorial service for the dead 絵馬(えま)えまema; votive tablet; wishing plaque 縁起物(えんぎもの)えんぎものlucky charm; good-luck item; talisman 縁日(えんにち)えんにちtemple festival, fair day お経(きょう)おきょうBuddhist sutra; scripture お香(こう)おこうincense 和尚(おしょう)おしょうBuddhist priest; monk; abbot お供(そな)えおそなえoffering (to gods, Buddha, or the deceased) お供(そな)え物(もの)おそなえものoffering; votive offering お焚(た)き上(あ)げおたきあげritual burning of old charms and talismans お寺(てら)おてらtemple (Buddhist) お墓参(はかまい)りおはかまいりvisiting a grave; grave visit お祓(はら)いおはらいpurification ritual; exorcism お札(ふだ)おふだpaper charm, talisman お盆(ぼん)おぼんObon festival お参(まい)りおまいりvisiting a shrine, temple, or grave; paying one's respects お守(まも)りおまもりamulet; charm; talisman 御神籤(おみくじ)おみくじfortune slip; omikuji; fortune paper 織姫(おりひめ)おりひめOrihime; the Weaver Princess (star Vega)

戒律(かいりつ)かいりつreligious precepts; commandments; religious rules 過去帳(かこちょう)かこちょうdeath register; family memorial record 加護(かご)かごdivine protection; blessing 柏手(かしわで)かしわでritual clapping at a Shinto shrine 神(かみ)かみgod, deity, spirit 神隠(かみかく)しかみかくしspiriting away, mysterious disappearance 神棚(かみだな)かみだなhousehold Shinto altar, kami shelf 観想(かんそう)かんそうcontemplation; meditation; spiritual reflection 神無月(かんなづき)かんなづきOctober (traditional Japanese calendar name) 神主(かんぬし)かんぬしShinto priest 甘露(かんろ)かんろsweet dew; nectar; heavenly blessing 学業成就(がくぎょうじょうじゅ)がくぎょうじょうじゅacademic success; fulfillment of one's studies 忌明(きあ)けきあけend of mourning period 祈願(きがん)きがんprayer, supplication 寄進(きしん)きしんdonation (to a temple or shrine); religious offering 吉(きち)きちgood fortune; good luck 忌中(きちゅう)きちゅうmourning period; period of abstinence after a death 祈祷(きとう)きとうprayer; invocation; religious supplication 祈念(きねん)きねんprayer; wish; supplication 旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ)きゅうやくせいしょOld Testament 凶(きょう)きょうbad luck; misfortune; ill omen 供花(きょうか)きょうかfuneral flowers; flowers offered at a funeral or memorial 凶兆(きょうちょう)きょうちょうbad omen; ill omen; unlucky sign 経典(きょうてん)きょうてんscripture; sacred text; sutra 教徒(きょうと)きょうとbeliever; adherent; follower (of a religion) 経文(きょうもん)きょうもんsutra text; passage from a sutra 虚無主義(きょむしゅぎ)きょむしゅぎnihilism キリストきりすとChrist 禁欲(きんよく)きんよくself-denial; abstinence; asceticism 供養(くよう)くようmemorial service, prayers for the dead 敬畏(けいい)けいいawe; reverence; veneration 敬虔(けいけん)けいけんpious; devout; reverent 結界(けっかい)けっかいbarrier (spiritual or magical) 献納(けんのう)けんのうdedication; offering; donation (to a shrine or temple) 現世(げんせ)げんせthis world; the present life; this life 公案(こうあん)こうあんkoan; Zen riddle 神々(こうごう)しいこうごうしいdivine, sublime, majestic 香典袋(こうでんぶくろ)こうでんぶくろcondolence money envelope 心(こころ)を無(む)にするこころをむにするto clear one's mind; to empty one's heart of distractions 虚無僧(こむそう)こむそうkomusō; mendicant Zen monk who plays shakuhachi 合格祈願(ごうかくきがん)ごうかくきがんprayer for passing an exam; wish for exam success 極楽(ごくらく)ごくらくparadise; Pure Land; bliss 御朱印帳(ごしゅいんちょう)ごしゅいんちょうtemple and shrine stamp book 御神体(ごしんたい)ごしんたいsacred object of worship enshrined in a Shinto shrine 御神木(ごしんぼく)ごしんぼくsacred tree (at a shrine or temple) 御仏前ごぶつぜんbefore the Buddha; Buddhist altar offering; condolence gift inscription (from the 49th day) 御霊前(ごれいぜん)ごれいぜんbefore the spirit of the deceased; condolence offering

賽銭(さいせん)さいせんmonetary offering; offering money 賽銭(さいせん)箱(ばこ)さいせんばこoffertory box 祭壇(さいだん)さいだんaltar 祭殿(さいでん)さいでんceremonial hall; ritual hall 祭礼(さいれい)さいれいreligious festival; ritual ceremony 捧(ささ)げ物(もの)ささげものoffering; tribute; oblation 作務(さむ)さむmanual labor at a temple; cleaning and maintenance work (in Zen Buddhism) 三十三回忌(さんじゅうさんかいき)さんじゅうさんかいきthirty-third death anniversary; 33rd memorial service 三毒(さんどく)さんどくthe three poisons (Buddhism) 参拝(さんぱい)さんぱいworship, shrine/temple visit 参拝(さんぱい)するさんぱいするto visit a shrine or temple to worship 色情(しきじょう)しきじょうlust; sexual desire; sensuality 色欲(しきよく)しきよくlust; sexual desire; carnal desire 七福神(しちふくじん)しちふくじんSeven Lucky Gods 紙垂(しで)しでzigzag paper streamers (Shinto) しめ飾(かざ)りしめかざりNew Year's rope decoration 社殿(しゃでん)しゃでんshrine building; main hall of a Shinto shrine 社務(しゃむ)しゃむshrine affairs; shrine duties 社務所(しゃむしょ)しゃむしょshrine office 朱印(しゅいん)しゅいんred seal 宗教(しゅうきょう)しゅうきょうreligion 宿縁(しゅくえん)しゅくえんpredestined bond; fate from a previous life; karmic connection 祝福(しゅくふく)しゅくふくblessing, benediction 修験道(しゅげんどう)しゅげんどうShugendo; mountain asceticism 守護神(しゅごしん)しゅごしんguardian deity; patron saint 守護霊(しゅごれい)しゅごれいguardian spirit 出家(しゅっけ)しゅっけentering the priesthood, becoming a monk or nun 精進料理(しょうじんりょうり)しょうじんりょうりBuddhist vegetarian cuisine 諸行無常(しょぎょうむじょう)しょぎょうむじょうall things are impermanent; nothing lasts forever 神域(しんいき)しんいきsacred precinct; holy ground; divine realm 新興宗教(しんこうしゅうきょう)しんこうしゅうきょうnew religious movement; new religion 神職(しんしょく)しんしょくShinto priest; Shinto clergy 信心深(しんじんぶか)いしんじんぶかいdevout; deeply religious; pious 神聖(しんせい)しんせいsacred, holy 神託(しんたく)しんたくoracle; divine message; revelation from a god 神秘的(しんぴてき)しんぴてきmysterious; mystical; enigmatic 新約聖書(しんやくせいしょ)しんやくせいしょNew Testament 神霊(しんれい)しんれいdivine spirit; sacred spirit 地獄(じごく)じごくhell, inferno 地鎮祭(じちんさい)じちんさいground-breaking ceremony; Shinto rite before construction 慈悲深(じひぶか)いじひぶかいcompassionate; merciful; kind-hearted 邪教じゃきょうevil cult; heretical religion 住職(じゅうしょく)じゅうしょくchief priest of a Buddhist temple 十字架(じゅうじか)じゅうじかcross; crucifix 儒教(じゅきょう)じゅきょうConfucianism 巡礼(じゅんれい)じゅんれいpilgrimage 成就(じょうじゅ)じょうじゅfulfillment, accomplishment 常住(じょうじゅう)じょうじゅうpermanent residence; constancy; permanence 除夜(じょや)の鐘(かね)じょやのかねNew Year's Eve bell 神宮(じんぐう)じんぐうgrand shrine; jingu 神社仏閣(じんじゃぶっかく)じんじゃぶっかくshrines and temples 崇敬(すうけい)すうけいreverence; veneration; deep respect 崇拝(すうはい)すうはいworship, adoration, veneration 崇拝者(すうはいしゃ)すうはいしゃworshipper; admirer; devotee 聖典(せいてん)せいてんsacred scripture; holy text; canon 聖霊(せいれい)せいれいHoly Spirit; Holy Ghost 世俗(せぞく)せぞくworldly; secular; mundane 洗礼(せんれい)せんれいbaptism; christening 禅(ぜん)ぜんZen (Buddhism) 葬儀(そうぎ)そうぎfuneral; funeral service 創建(そうけん)そうけんfounding; original construction (of a temple or shrine) 荘厳(そうごん)なそうごんなmajestic; solemn; sublime 僧侶(そうりょ)そうりょBuddhist monk, Buddhist priest

滝行(たきぎょう)たきぎょうwaterfall meditation; waterfall ascetic practice 多生(たしょう)たしょうmany rebirths; many lives (Buddhist) 祟(たた)りたたりcurse; divine punishment; retribution 大吉(だいきち)だいきちgreat blessing; very lucky; best fortune 大凶(だいきょう)だいきょうgreat misfortune; worst luck 大聖堂(だいせいどう)だいせいどうcathedral 山車(だし)だしfestival float 罪深(つみぶか)いつみぶかいsinful; deeply guilty; terribly wrong 剃髪(ていはつ)ていはつhead shaving; tonsure 天(てん)てんheaven; sky; the heavens; Heaven (as deity) 天使(てんし)てんしangel 天命(てんめい)てんめいdivine will; destiny; heaven's mandate; natural lifespan 伝道(でんどう)でんどうevangelism; missionary work; spreading a teaching 伝道師(でんどうし)でんどうしevangelist; missionary; advocate 東照宮(とうしょうぐう)とうしょうぐうToshogu Shrine 歳神様(としがみさま)としがみさまNew Year deity; god of the incoming year 弔(とむら)うとむらうto mourn; to hold a memorial service; to pay one's respects to the dead 鳥居(とりい)とりいtorii gate; shrine gate 取(と)り憑(つ)かれるとりつかれるto be possessed; to be obsessed 読経(どきょう)どきょうsutra chanting; reading of Buddhist scriptures

禰宜(ねぎ)ねぎsenior Shinto priest; shrine priest 念願成就(ねんがんじょうじゅ)ねんがんじょうじゅfulfillment of a long-cherished wish 年忌(ねんき)ねんきmemorial anniversary; anniversary of a death 念珠(ねんじゅ)ねんじゅprayer beads; Buddhist rosary 祝詞(のりと)のりとShinto ritual prayer (recited by a priest) 呪(のろ)いのろいcurse; hex; spell

拝観(はいかん)はいかんrespectful viewing (of a temple or shrine) 背後霊(はいごれい)はいごれいspirit behind someone; spirit hovering behind a person 墓場(はかば)はかばgraveyard, cemetery 墓参(はかまい)りはかまいりvisiting a grave 初宮参(はつみやまい)りはつみやまいりbaby's first shrine visit 祓(はら)うはらうto exorcise, to purify ritually 彼岸会(ひがんえ)ひがんえhigan service; equinox memorial service 柄杓(ひしゃく)ひしゃくladle; dipper 布教(ふきょう)ふきょうproselytizing; missionary work; spreading a belief 布施(ふせ)ふせalms; charitable donation; offering (especially to Buddhist monks or temples) 仏教(ぶっきょう)ぶっきょうBuddhism 仏教徒(ぶっきょうと)ぶっきょうとBuddhist; follower of Buddhism 仏具(ぶつぐ)ぶつぐBuddhist altar fittings; Buddhist ritual implements 仏事(ぶつじ)ぶつじBuddhist service; Buddhist memorial rite 仏前(ぶつぜん)ぶつぜんbefore the Buddhist altar; in front of Buddha 仏殿(ぶつでん)ぶつでんBuddha hall; main hall of a Zen temple 報恩(ほうおん)ほうおんrepaying kindness; returning a favor 奉献(ほうけん)ほうけんdedication; offering; consecration 奉納(ほうのう)ほうのうoffering, dedication (to a shrine or temple) 本山(ほんざん)ほんざんhead temple; main temple 本殿(ほんでん)ほんでんmain shrine building 本厄(ほんやく)ほんやくmain unlucky year; principal calamity year 冒涜(ぼうとく)ぼうとくblasphemy; profanation; desecration 冒涜的ぼうとくてきblasphemous; sacrilegious 墓参(ぼさん)ぼさんvisiting a grave; paying respects at a grave 梵鐘ぼんしょうtemple bell; Buddhist temple bell

魔(ま)まdemon; evil; magic 埋葬(まいそう)まいそうburial; interment 前厄(まえやく)まえやくyear before an unlucky year; pre-calamity year 祭(まつ)るまつるto enshrine; to deify; to worship 魔除(まよ)けまよけcharm against evil; talisman; ward 巫女(みこ)みこshrine maiden 神輿(みこし)みこしportable shrine 迎(むか)え火(び)むかえびwelcoming fire (lit at start of Obon) 迷信(めいしん)めいしんsuperstition 瞑想(めいそう)めいそうmeditation 冥土(めいど)めいどthe underworld; the realm of the dead; Hades 恵(めぐ)みめぐみblessing, grace, bounty 盲信(もうしん)もうしんblind faith, blind belief 黙祷(もくとう)もくとうsilent prayer; moment of silence 物(もの)の怪(け)もののけevil spirit, supernatural being

厄払(やくばら)いやくばらいwarding off evil; exorcism; purification 厄除(やくよ)けやくよけwarding off bad luck; evil-averting charm 山伏(やまぶし)やまぶしmountain ascetic; yamabushi 赦(ゆる)すゆるすto pardon; to forgive (sins or crimes) 預言者(よげんしゃ)よげんしゃprophet; one who delivers divine messages 予言(よげん)するよげんするto prophesy; to predict; to foretell

礼拝堂(らいはいどう)らいはいどうchapel; place of worship 羅刹(らせつ)らせつrakshasa; man-eating demon; fierce demon 輪廻(りんね)りんねcycle of rebirth; samsara; reincarnation 輪廻転生(りんねてんしょう)りんねてんしょうreincarnation; cycle of death and rebirth 流転(るてん)るてんconstant change; vicissitudes; transmigration 霊感(れいかん)れいかんspiritual sensitivity; psychic ability; inspiration 霊魂(れいこん)れいこんsoul; spirit 礼拝(れいはい)れいはいworship; religious service 礼拝堂(れいはいどう)れいはいどうchapel; prayer hall 蓮華(れんげ)れんげChinese soup spoon; lotus flower