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初詣、ご利益があるのはどこの神社?

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初詣 ご利益 ある どこ 神社

English Translation

New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?

Furigana

初詣(はつもうで)、ご利益(りやく)があるのはどこの神社(じんじゃ)

Romanji

Hatsumōde, goriyaku ga aru no wa doko no jinja?

Words

初詣で (はつもうで)
first shrine visit of New Year
御利益 (ごりやく)
grace (of God); divine favour; blessing; miracle; answer to a prayer; benefit; efficacy
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
神社 (じんじゃ)
Shinto shrine

Kanji

Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: ケイ、 ゲイ、 けい.する、 まい.る、 いた.る、 もう.でる
Meanings: visit a temple, arrive, attain
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: エキ、 ヤク、 ま.す
Meanings: benefit, gain, profit, advantage
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine