N21142/1725

祭まつる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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まつる

Meanings

to deify, to enshrine
to pray, to worship

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Example sentences

この神社じんじゃには古ふるくから伝つたわる神かみが祀まつられている。

A deity passed down from ancient times is enshrined in this shrine.

地域ちいきの人々ひとびとは毎年まいとしこの場所ばしょで先祖せんぞを祀まつる。

The people of the region worship their ancestors at this place every year.

彼女かのじょは亡なくなった猫ねこを小ちいさな祭壇さいだんで祀まつっている。

She is enshrining her deceased cat at a small altar.

戦争せんそうで命いのちを落おとした兵士へいしたちを祀まつらなければならないと、多おおくの人ひとが主張しゅちょうした。

Many people argued that the soldiers who lost their lives in the war must be enshrined.

古来こらいより、この山やまの頂上ちょうじょうには自然しぜんの力ちからを司つかさどる神かみが祀まつられてきたと伝つたえられている。

It is said that since ancient times, a deity governing the power of nature has been enshrined at the summit of this mountain.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)