noun

  1. Department of Divinities (1868-1871). Obsolete term.
  2. Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system). Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
神祇官 じんぎかん
かみ
づかさ
祇官
神祇官 かみづかさ
んづかさ
祇官
神祇官 かんづかさ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gods, mind, soul
かみ シン かぐ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
もう.す シン さる (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
national or local god, peaceful, great
ギ シ くにつかみ (Kentei Pre-1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)
bureaucrat, the government, organ
カン (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)