Japanese

Noun

御幣 ‎(hiragana ごへい, romaji gohei)

1. An implement used in Shintō rituals, consisting of two 紙垂 (かみしで) ‎(kamishide, “zigzag paper streamers used extensively in Shintō”) draping down alongside a wooden post or bamboo pole.

Noun

御幣 ‎(hiragana おんべい, romaji onbei)

1. Older reading for ごへい above.

Synonyms

• 祓串 (はらえぐし) ‎(haraegushi)
• 幣束 (へいそく) ‎(heisoku)
• 幣 (ぬさ) ‎(nusa)
• 大幣 (おおぬさ) ‎(ōnusa)

See also

• 笏 (しゃく) ‎(shaku)
• 手板 (ていた) ‎(teita)