English Explanatory Dictionary

mikoshi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A raised ceremonial litter used to transport a Shinto deity between shrines.

Word forms

mikoshi mikoshis

Etymology

From Japanese 神(み)輿(こし) (mikoshi, “divine sedan”).

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