Word | Reading | Meaning |
祇園 | ぎおん | entertainment district in Kyoto |
祇園祭 | ぎおんまつり | Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th) |
天神地祇 | てんしんちぎ, てんじんちぎ | gods of heaven and earth |
阿僧祇 | あそうぎ | 10^64; a number so great it can never be counted to |
地祇 | くにつかみ, ちぎ | gods of the land, earthly deities |
神祇 | じんぎ | gods of heaven and earth |
神祇官 | じんぎかん, かみづかさ, かんづかさ | Department of Divinities (1868-1871); Department of Worship (under the ritsuryo system) |
博多祇園山笠 | はかたぎおんやまかさ | festival held in July in Fukuoka City, Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival) |
祇園会 | ぎおんえ | Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th) |
神祇院 | じんぎいん | Institute of Divinities (1940-1946) |