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    3. しめ縄

    しめ縄

    し​め​縄なわ

    rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    注連縄七五三縄標縄〆縄締め縄

    しめなわ

    Noun

    1.
    rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
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    Characters that make up this word

    縄
    なわ・ただ.す…(1)
    straw rope・cord
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
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