sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set)

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❖ Equipment used in rituals
❖ Also called saigu

sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
gu (tool, utensil)

chi (miscanthus reed)
no (possesive particle)
wa (ring)

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❖ Or chinowa
❖ An instrument for casting out sources of misfortune
❖ People are purified by passing through a large sacred ring, made of loosely twisted miscanthus reeds

hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
haku (cloth)

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❖ In its broadest sense a general term for offerings made to the kami
❖ The type and number of heihaku vary greatly depending on the type of ritual
❖ Items offered include cloth, clothing, weapons, miki, and shinsen
❖ Also called mitegura, heimotsu, hei, shinpei, go-shinpei, go-hei

hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
motsu (thing, object)
heimotsu (shintô offerings; present to a guest)

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hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)

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shin (kami)
pei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)

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go (honorable)
shin (kami)
pei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)

go | o (honorable)
hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)

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❖ Or gohei
❖ Made by attaching zig-zag strips of gold, silver, white or multicolored (five-color) paper to a staff (called a heigushi) made of bamboo or other wood and offered to kami
❖ Also called mitegura

mi (honorable)
te (hand)
gura | kura (warehouse, storehouse, treasury)

go (five)
shiki (color)
ban (flag)

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❖ Or goshikiban
❖ Five-colored sets of ribbons hung in altar areas
❖ Buddhist colors for the directions

shiki (color)

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❖ Also called iro

iro (color)

aka (red)

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ akai (adj ending)
❖ Also called seki

seki (red)

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❖ on'yomi

ao (blue, (green))

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ aoi (adj ending)
❖ Also called sei

sei (blue, (green))

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❖ on'yomi

midori (green)

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ midorino (adj ending)
❖ Also called midoriiro, ao

midoriiro (green)

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ midoriirono (adj ending)

kiiro (yellow)

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ kiiroi (adj ending)
❖ Also called ki

ki (yellow)

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❖ kun'yomi

kuro (black)

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ kuroi (adj ending)
❖ Also called koku

koku (black)

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❖ on'yomi

murasaki (purple)

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ murisakino (adj ending)
❖ Also called murasakiiro

murasakiiro (violet)

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ murasakiirono (adj ending)

shiro (white)

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❖ kun'yomi
❖ shiroi (adj ending)
❖ Also called haku

haku (white)

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❖ on'yomi

hô (observance, offer, present, dedicate)
bei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)

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❖ Presentation of go-hei, or heihaku, or offerings to be used by kami

hito (person)
gata (model)

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❖ Human shaped paper cutout used in the nagoshi no ôharae and shiwasu ôharai to absorb fujô through contact with a person
❖ (See Ritual)

kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
dana | tana (shelf, ledge, mantle)

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❖ (Literally: kami-shelf)
❖ A household shrine placed or hung high on a wall
❖ (See Purification of Place)
❖ kamidana layout

kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
dana | tana (shelf, ledge, mantle)
hai (bowing one's head in respect or worship, worship)
shi (words, writing, lyrics)
haishi (prayer)

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❖ kamidana prayer
❖ (See Prayer)

ishi (stone)
dô | tô (lamp, a light)
rô (cage)

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ishi (stone)
dô | tô (lamp, a light)
rô (basket, cage)

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❖ Stone lantern
❖ Also called toro, mokusei tôrô, and kasuga tôrô

tô (lamp, a light)
rô (cage)
tôrô (lantern)

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tô (lamp, a light)
rô (basket, cage)
tôrô (lantern)

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moku (tree, wood)
sei (made in, made of)
mokusei (wooden, made of wood)
tô (lamp, a light)
rô (cage)
tôrô (lantern)

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moku (tree, wood)
sei (made in, made of)
mokusei (wooden, made of wood)
tô (lamp, a light)
rô (basket, cage)
tôrô (lantern)

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kasu (spring, springtime)
ga (day, sun)
kasuga (spring day)
tô (lamp, a light)
rô (cage)
tôrô (lantern)

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kasu (spring, springtime)
ga (day, sun)
kasuga (spring day)
tô (lamp, a light)
rô (basket, cage)
tôrô (lantern)

ka | hana (flower)
dai (pedestal, a stand)

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❖ Stands for sakakitate vases

kagari (beacon basket)
bi | hi (fire)

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❖ Brazier, bonfire, watch fire, cresset

kô (incense, smell, perfume)
gu (tool, utensil, ingredients, sets of furniture)
kôgu (incense paraphernalia, incense components)

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❖ Incense set – e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.

(incense, smell, perfume)

kô (incense, smell, perfume)
ro (hearth, furnace, kiln)
kôro (censer; incense burner)

kumo (cloud)
-i (reside, to be, exist)
kumoi (sky, high place, distant place)

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❖ Written on paper and placed above kamidana if there is a floor above it

ma (true, reality)
sakaki (sacred shintô tree)

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❖ sakaki branch with go-shiki-ban and sanshu-no-jingi

o (honorable)
fuda (tag, placard, emblem)

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❖ A talisman issued by a shintô shrine, made of paper, wood, or metal, inscribed with the name of a kami and used for protection in the home
❖ Typically placed in the home at a kamidana
❖ Renewed annually
❖ Also called fuda

fuda (tag, placard, emblem)

o (honorable)
sona.e (submit, offer, present, serve)
mono (thing)

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❖ Traditional offerings of kome, sake, mizu, shio and sakaki
❖ (See shinsen)

o (honorable)
zen (small low table, tray)

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❖ Tray for shinki

shin (kami)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set)

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❖ Offering vessels or ritual tools
❖ Also called shinguSETTO (usually in sales catalogs)

shin (kami)
gu (tool, utensil)
SETTO (katakana – Japanese pronounciation of English – set)

hei (bottle, vial, jar, jug)
ji | gi (child)

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❖ Two lidded bottles containing o-miki

mizu (water)
tama (ball, jewel)

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❖ Round, pointed-lidded jar containing water

sakaki (sacred shintô tree)
ta.te (stand up)

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sakaki (sacred shintô tree)
tate (stand up)

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❖ Two tall vases for the sakaki
❖ o-sakaki (honorable sakaki)
❖ Also called sakakidate

sakaki (sacred shintô tree)
da.te (stand up)

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sakaki (sacred shintô tree)
date (stand up)

sara (dish, plate)

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❖ Two plates, dishes for o-kome and o-shio
❖ Also called shiro sara, o-sara

shiro (white)
sara (dish, plate)

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❖ o (honorable)
❖ sara (disk, plate)

shin (kami)
kyô (mirror)

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❖ Sacred kagami with stand

kagami (mirror)

kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
doko | toko (floor)

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❖ (Literally: kami floor)
❖ A household or dôjô shrine placed on a floor-level platform usually having several steps

oo (large, big)
nusa (shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)

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❖ Or oonusa
❖ A ritual purification wand presented when invoking the kami or when exorcising tsumi or kegare
❖ May be made of shide attached to a branch of the sakaki tree, or the streamers may be attached to a hexagonal or octagonal staff of unfinished wood
❖ (See Ritual)
❖ (See heihaku)
❖ Also called nusa, haraegushi

nusa (shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)

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hara.e (exorcise)
gushi | kushi (skewer)

sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set)
gu (tool, utensil)

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❖ Ritual utensils used in harai ceremonies

has | hatsu (eight)
soku (leg)
an (desk, table, stand)

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❖ Eight-footed table used to bear items such as heihaku, shinsen, and tamagushi.
❖ Also called an

an (desk, table, stand)

o. (bend, fold)
shi.ki (spread, sit)

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❖ Offering tray placed on top of the sanbô

san (three)
bô | hô (sides, directions)

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❖ A short stand used to bear the shinsen or food offerings
❖ Usually made of unpainted hinoki
❖ Also called sanpô

san (three)
pô | hô (sides, directions)

taka (high, tall)
tsuki (bowl)

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❖ Wooden pedestal table used to bear the shinsen
❖ Also called taka hai, kaku-takatsuki, maru-takatsuki

taka (high, tall)
hai (bowl)

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kaku (angle)
taka (high, tall)
tsuki (bowl)

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❖ Angular top pedestal table

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maru (circle)
taka (high, tall)
tsuki (bowl)

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❖ Round top pedestal table

shaku (baton, mace, scepter)

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❖ Flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in shintô garb
❖ Frequently printed with norito or instructions for ritual

shi (paper)
de | dare (droop, suspend, hang)

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❖ Zigzag folded paper or cloth offerings

shime | shirube (marker)
nawa (straw rope)

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❖ (Literally: enclosing rope)
❖ Rice straw rope used to absorb impurities

shin (kami)
boku (tree, wood)

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❖ A sacred tree or grove

shin (kami)
tai (body, substance, object, reality)

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❖ An object in which a kami is believed to dwell
❖ (See Dwelling)
❖ (See yorishiro)
❖ Also called go-shintai, mitamashiro

go (honorable)
shin (kami)
tai (body, substance, object, reality)

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mi (honorable)
tama (spirits, soul)
shiro (substitute)

tama (jewel, ball)
gushi | kushi (skewer, spit)

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tama (jewel, ball)
gushi | kuji (lottery, raffle)

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❖ A branch of sakaki with shide attached that is offered to kami with the appropriate hakushu as the final act of sampai
❖ Also called tamakushi

tama (jewel, ball)
kushi (skewer, spit)

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tama (jewel, ball)
kushi | kuji (lottery, raffle)

tori (bird)
i (reside, to be, exist)

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❖ (Literally: bird perch)
❖ Sacred gateway
❖ Consists of two uprights with either a rope strung between, or one or two crossbeams

to.ri (pick, take, fetch, take up)
mono (thing, object, matter)

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❖ A prop which is held in the hand of the dancer in sacred dance rituals such as kagura
❖ It can also refer to the thing the dancer holds when performing a dance to purify the implements to be used in a sacred ritual or dance
❖ Some torimono are sakaki (sacred leaves), mitegura (ritual paper object), tsue (rod), sasa (bamboo grass), yumi (bow), tsurugi (sword), hoko (halberd), hisago (ladle), kazura (vines), suzu (bells), and goza (straw/rush mat)
❖ (See satokagura)

suzu (small bell)

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❖ A hand-held, bell tree composed of three tiers of jingle bells
❖ The first (top) tier has three bells, the second tier has five bells and the lowest tier has seven bells
❖ Sometimes with go-shiki-ban attached to the handle
❖ The emphasis on odd numbers is a Buddhist influence

yori (reliant, depend on)
shiro (substitute, change, convert, replace)

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❖ The temporary dwelling place (or object or person) of a kami when it descends for a religious ceremony or when possessing a person
❖ yorishiro may be natural objects such as trees or rocks, or implements prepared for use in rituals, such as pillars, banners, or ritual emblems called go-hei
❖ (See shintai)