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かんぬし

Meanings

Noun

1. Shinto priest

2. chief priest (of a Shinto shrine)

3. Welsh onion

Buddhist monk jargon; pun on 禰宜(ねぎ) and 葱(ねぎ)

Alt. forms

神かん主ぬし

Pitch accent

か

んぬし

Composed of

divine; godly

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

Examples (1 in total)

かんぬしさんが冠かんむりをかぶって儀ぎ式しきを行おこなっている。

The Shinto priest is wearing a ceremonial cap and performing a ritual.