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Hyphens in the kun'yomi readings separate kanji from their okurigana. The "New" column attempts to reflect the official glyph shapes as closely as possible. This requires using the characters 𠮟, 塡, 剝, 頰 which are outside of Japan's basic character set, JIS X 0208 (one of them is also outside the Unicode BMP). In practice, these ...
Omamori may provide general blessings and protection, or may have a specific focus such as: [4] Kōtsū-anzen: traffic safety-protection for drivers and travelers of all sorts; Yaku-yoke: avoidance of evil; Kaiun: open luck, better fortune; Gakugyō-jōju: education and passing examinations—for students and scholars
Adding these dots to the sides of characters (right side in vertical writing, above in horizontal writing) emphasizes the character in question. It is the Japanese equivalent of the use of italics for emphasis in English. ※ 2228: 1-2-8: 203B: kome (米, "rice") komejirushi (米印, "rice symbol")
Such ofuda, also called shinsatsu (神札), go-shinsatsu (御神札) or shinpu (神符), are often placed on household Shinto altars and revered both as a symbol of the shrine and its deity (or deities) – containing the kami 's essence or power by virtue of its consecration – and a medium through which the kami in question can be accessed ...
1942: 1,134 characters as standard jōyō kanji and 1,320 characters as sub-jōyō kanji were specified. 1946: The 1,850 characters of tōyō kanji were adopted by law "as those most essential for common use and everyday communication". [1] This list included 881 "basic requirement" kanji for elementary school. 1981: The 1,945 characters of ...
Future small blessing (末小吉, sue-shō-kichi) Misfortune ( 凶 , kyō ) Other sequences may include additional degrees such as "middle blessing" ( 中吉 , chū-kichi ) , "great misfortune" ( 大凶 , dai-kyō ) , or "blessing [and] misfortune still undetermined" ( 吉凶未分 , kikkyō imada wakarazu , i.e. one's fortune could end up ...
Kanji: 福禄寿 ... The symbol at the top of the facade is a stylised derivation of the character shou, ... Gods of Blessings, Prosperity and Longevity, Singapore, 1999.
While the word megumi means blessing and can be written using that kanji, it may also be spelled using other kanji, such as the kanji for love, or written using kana. 恵, "blessing, grace" 愛, "love" 恵美, "blessing, favor; beauty" 旋美, "rotate, turn; beauty" 寵美, "love, affection, patronage; beauty" 巡美, "circumference, patrol ...