- 1. [n] river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine
Kanji in this word
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御
honorable, manipulate, governOn: ギョ (gyo)、 ゴ (go)Kun: おん- (on-)、 お- (o-)、 み- (mi-)
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手
handOn: シュ (shu)、 ズ (zu)Kun: て (te)、 て- (te-)、 -て (-te)、 た- (ta-)
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洗
wash, inquire into, probeOn: セン (sen)Kun: あら.う (ara.u)
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川
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)On: セン (sen)Kun: かわ (kawa)