noun

  1. Shinto term.senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest).
  2. grasshopper, locust. Obscure term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
禰宜 ねぎ
祢宜 ねぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ancestral shrine
ネ デイ ナイ (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)
you, thou, second person
なんじ ジ ニ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
sparse and clear, to stop, to connect
to mix with, to associate with, to join
コウ ギョウ まじ.わる (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
best regards, good
よろ.しい ギ き (9th, N1)
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)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ ショ ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)