式年遷宮

Reading

Kana: しきねんせんぐう
Romaji: shikinensenguu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time

Kanji

Reading: シキ
Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: セン、 うつ.る、 うつ.す、 みやこがえ
Meanings: transition, move, change
Readings: キュウ、 グウ、 ク、 クウ、 みや
Meanings: Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess