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Meaning of 依代 in Japanese
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依代, 依り代, 憑代
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Kana Readingよりしろ
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Romajiyorishiro
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
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Kanji in this word
依
JLPT 2
8 strokes
reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to
On'Yomi: イ, エ
Kun'Yomi: よ.る
代
JLPT 4
5 strokes
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ
Kun'Yomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ
憑
16 strokes
depend, rely, evidence, proof, according to, possess, haunt
On'Yomi: ヒョウ
Kun'Yomi: つ.く, つか.れる, よ.る, たの.む