Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mikoshi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mikoshi
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

mikoshis (plural)

Questions

What does mikoshi mean?: A raised ceremonial litter used to transport a Shinto deity between shrines.
Where does mikoshi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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