輿

noun

  1. portable shrine (carried in festivals). Esp. 神輿.
  2. palanquin. Honorific or respectful language. Esp. 御輿.
  3. buttocks, lower back, waist, hips. Usually written with kana alone. Esp. as みこしを据える, みこしを上げる, etc..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
輿
御輿 みこし
輿
神輿 みこし
輿
神輿 しんよ
じん
輿
神輿 じんよ
神興
神興 みこし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

honorable, manipulate, govern
ギョ お- ゴ (7th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
wholesale
おろし おろ.す シャ (8th, N1)
jar radical(缶) variant
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
palanquin, bier, public opinion
こし ヨ かご (Kentei Pre-1)
mortar
うす キュウ グ (11th)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)