御神酒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	神	酒
お Grade: S	み Grade: 3	き Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
御神酒 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 神酒 (miki, “sacramental sake”).

Noun

御(お)神(み)酒(き) • (omiki) 

1. sacramental sake or wine; used in Shinto purification rituals.

Synonyms

• 聖酒(せいしゅ) (seishu): sacramental sake, sacramental wine
• アンブロシア (anburoshia): ambrosia
• ネクター (nekutā): nectar of the gods

See also

• 御神酒 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Sake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia