御札

Chinese

		defend; imperial; to drive	short note
trad. (御札)		御	札
simp. ^#(御札)		御	札

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùzhá

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄓㄚˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùzhá
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄓㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùjhá
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-cha²
  - Yale: yù-já
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhjar
  - Palladius: юйчжа (jujčža)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵/

Noun

御札

(literary, archaic) imperial instruction; imperial order

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	札
お Grade: S	ふだ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

From 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) +‎ 札 (fuda, “tag, note”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o̞ɸɯ̟da̠]

Noun

御(お)札(ふだ) • (ofuda)

(Shinto) talisman or amulet issued by a Shinto shrine
Hypernym: 護符 (gofu)
(Taoism) Taoist talisman
Hypernym: 護符 (gofu)

キョンシーの額(ひたい)に貼(は)ってあるお札(ふだ)
kyonshī no hitai ni hattearu o-fuda
the talismans attached to the foreheads of jiangshi

Related terms

護符(ごふ) (gofu): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
神札(しんさつ) (shinsatsu): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
御守(おまもり), お守(まも)り (omamori): a protective charm issued by a Shinto shrine
破魔矢(はまや) (hamaya): a decorative arrow used as a ward against evil
縁起物(えんぎもの) (engimono): a good luck charm

Further reading

Ofuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) +‎ 札 (satsu, “note, bank note”). Yutōyomi, mixing the kun'yomi o with the on'yomi satsu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o̞sa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

御札(おさつ) • (osatsu)

A polite term (丁寧語 (teineigo)) for paper money.

Etymology 3

From 御 (gyo-, “honorific prefix”) +‎ 札 (satsu, “note”). On'yomi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞sa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

御札(ぎょさつ) • (gyosatsu)

A polite term (丁寧語 (teineigo)) for referring to someone else's note or letter.