せん
ぐう
さい

noun

  1. transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
ぐう
さい
遷宮祭 せんぐうさい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

transition, move, change
セン うつ.る みやこがえ (Early High School, N1)
to soar as a bird, to move, to change
transition, (遷 variant)
variant of radical 146
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
しんにょう
Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
みや キュウ グウ (3rd, 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)
spine, backbone
ロ リョ せぼね (Late High School, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate
サイ まつ.る まつり (3rd, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
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)