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官幣社

Reading

Kana: かんぺいしゃ
Romaji: kanpeisha
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

shrine receiving offerings from the Bureau of Divinities (pre-Meiji) or the Imperial Household Department (post-Meiji)

Note: obsolete term

Kanji

官
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
幣
Readings: ヘイ、 ぬさ
Meanings: cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper
社
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine