Meaning of 二十二社(にじゅうにしゃ) in Japanese

二十二社
Kana Reading
にじゅうにしゃ
Romaji
nijūnisha
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    The Twenty-Two Shrines (the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period)

Related Kanji

社 JLPT 5

7 strokes

company, firm, office, association, shrine

On'Yomi: シャ

Kun'Yomi: やしろ

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二 JLPT 5

2 strokes

two, two radical (no.2)

On'Yomi: ニ, ジ

Kun'Yomi: ふた, ふた.つ, ふたた.び

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十 JLPT 5

2 strokes

ten

On'Yomi: ジュウ, ジッ, ジュッ

Kun'Yomi: とお, と

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社

8 strokes

On'Yomi: シャ

Kun'Yomi: やしろ

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