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Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word .

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Entry

禊ぎそぎNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #36133
1

Shinto

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

Examples
自民党はみそぎが必要ですね。
The LDP needs a spiritual cleansing.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

Shinto purification ceremony

14 strokes

On

ケイカツ

Kun

みそぎはら.う

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