单词 | kamidana |
释义 | kamidanan. In a traditional Japanese household, a high shelf containing sacred objects of Shinto worship, such as a miniature shrine, and amulets and charms with inscriptions believed to ward off evil. Cf. god shelf n. at god n. and int. Compounds 1e. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > shrine > [noun] > Shinto miya1727 kamidana1873 god shelf1876 1873 E. Satow Kuaiwa Hen xii. 53 You must be sure to put out the rush-lights before the butsu-dan and kami-dana when you go to bed. 1876 F. V. Dickins in tr. Chiushingura 171 One of these O-harai ought to find a place upon every domestic Kami-dana, or god-shelf—a small model of a Shinto temple to be found in almost every house, labelled with the names of various deities. 1904 L. Hearn Japan: Attempt at Interpr. viii. 150 The domestic god-shelf—Kamidana. 1945 Life 17 Sept. 115/1 The Kamidana is usually a small, unpainted wooden replica of a full-sized Shinto shrine. 2015 Japan News (Nexis) 9 June 11 Sprigs of fresh sakaki are..placed in front of..the kami-dana Shinto shelf altars found in Japanese homes and businesses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873 |
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