遷宮祭

Reading

Kana: せんぐうさい

Romaji: senguusai

Definition

noun

1

transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another)

See also: 式年遷宮祭

Kanji

遷

Readings: セン、 うつ.る、 うつ.す、 みやこがえ

Meanings: transition, move, change

宮

Readings: キュウ、 グウ、 ク、 クウ、 みや

Meanings: Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess

祭

Readings: サイ、 まつ.る、 まつ.り、 まつり

Meanings: ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship