依代

よりしろ

Also written as:
  • 依り代, 憑代

Meanings

  • Noun

    common noun
    1. object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami.

      See also 形代 .

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

依reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to
代substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
憑depend, rely, evidence, proof, according to, possess, haunt

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