神籬

Etymology 1
/hi1moro2ki1/: [pimorəki] → [pimoroki] → [ɸimoroki] → [çimoroki]. Etymology is unknown. The initial /hi1/ is likely. Suggestions for /moro2/ include either or. The final -ki1 is not related to the phonetically distinct.

Noun

 * 1) in Shintō, a holy area surrounded by a barrier of trees; used as a place to summon and worship gods
 * 2) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 153)
 * 汝天兒屋命・太玉命、宜持天津神籬、降於葦原中國、亦爲吾孫奉齋焉.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 239)
 * [...] 祭於倭笠縫邑. 仍立磯堅城神籬. 神籬、此云此莽呂岐.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 261)
 * 三年春三月、新羅王子天日槍來歸焉. 將來物、羽太玉一箇、足高玉一箇、鵜鹿々赤石玉一箇、出石小刀一口、出石桙一枝、日鏡一面、熊神籬一具、併七物. [...] 仍貢獻物、葉細珠、足高珠鵜鹿々赤石珠、出石刀子、出石槍、日鏡、熊神籬、膽狹淺大刀、併八物.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 277-279)
 * 於是、清彦被勅、乃自捧神寶而獻之. 羽太玉一箇・足高玉一箇・鵜鹿鹿赤石玉一箇・日鏡一面・熊神籬一具.

Etymology 2
/hi1boro2ki1/: [piborəki] → [piboroki] → [ɸiboroki] → [çiboroki]. From earlier himoroki. Medial bilabial -m- looses nasality and becomes a plosive -b-.

Noun

 * , a holy area surrounded by a barrier of trees; used as a place to summon and worship gods

Etymology 3
/hi1moro2gi1/: [pimorəki] → [pimoroki] → [ɸimoroki] → [ɸimorogi] → [çiborogi]. From earlier 'himoroki. Final -k- voices to -g-.

Noun

 * 1) in Shintō, a holy area surrounded by a barrier of trees; used as a place to summon and worship gods

Synonyms

 * , (ikaki, igaki)
 * ,, (mizukaki, mizugaki)