祇 — kanji meaning “national or local god”
祇
national or local god, peaceful, great
- Meanings
- national or local god, peaceful, great
- On'yomi
- ギ (gi)、キ (ki)、シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- くにつかみ、ただ、まさに
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2169 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 113
- Chinese reading
- zhǐ, qí, zhī — Chinese character page
Words with 祇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祇園祭 | ぎおんまつり gionmatsuri | Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th) |
| 神祇 | じんぎ jingi | gods of heaven and earth |
| 神祇官 | じんぎかん jingikan | Department of Divinities (1868-1871) |
| 天神地祇 | てんしんちぎ tenshinchigi | gods of heaven and earth |
| 阿僧祇 | あそうぎ asougi | a number so great it can never be counted to |
| 祇園会 | ぎおんえ gion'e | Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th) |
| 神祇院 | じんぎいん jingiin | Institute of Divinities (1940-1946) |
| 神祇省 | じんぎしょう jingishou | Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872) |
| 神祇伯 | じんぎはく jingihaku | head of the Department of Worship |
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