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    3. 依代

    依代

    依より代しろ

    object representative of a divine spirit

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    依り代憑代憑り代

    よりしろ

    Noun

    1.
    object representative of a divine spirit, object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned, object or animal occupied by a kami
    Shinto

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    依
    よ.る…(4)
    reliant・depend on・consequently・therefore・due to
    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
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