標縄
Japanese
Kanji in this term
標
縄
しめ
Grade: 4
なわ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
標繩
(
kyūjitai
)
For pronunciation and definitions of
標縄
– see the following entry.
【
注連縄
しめなわ
】
[noun]
(
Shinto
)
lengths
of laid
rice
straw
or
hemp
rope
used to mark the boundaries of purified areas, shrines, sacred rocks and trees. They are often festooned with
四手
(
shide
,
“
zizag paper streamer
”
)
Alternative spelling
七五三縄
(This term,
標縄
, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)