神主 (かんぬし) — Shinto priest, chief priest (of a Shinto shrine), Welsh onion (Buddhist monk jargon; pun on 禰宜(ねぎ) and 葱(ねぎ))

Meanings

• Shinto priest
• chief priest (of a Shinto shrine)
• Welsh onion (Buddhist monk jargon; pun on 禰宜(ねぎ) and 葱(ねぎ))

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• かん 神 gods
• ぬし 主 owner

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