禰宜

See also: 祢宜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禰	宜
ね Jinmeiyō	ぎ Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
祢宜 (shinjitai)

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of Old Japanese verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).^[1]^[2]

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ねぎ [néꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ne̞ɡʲi]

Noun

禰(ね)宜(ぎ) • (negi)

(Shinto) a Shinto priest, especially one serving under a 神主 (kannushi, “chief priest”), who is above the other priests in a Shinto shrine
synonym of 飛蝗 (batta): a grasshopper, locust

Derived terms

禰宜(ねぎ)山(やま)伏(ぶし) (Negi Yamabushi)
糟(かす)禰宜(ねぎ) (kasunegi)
官符権(かんぷごん)禰宜(ねぎ) (kanpugon negi)
権(ごん)の禰宜(ねぎ) (gon no negi)
下(した)禰宜(ねぎ) (shitanegi)

See also

祝(はふり) (hafuri)
神社(じんじゃ) (jinja, “Shinto shrine”)

Proper noun

禰(ね)宜(ぎ) • (Negi)

a surname

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN