祇 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「示」
道準1University / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「示」
- On
- ギ・キ・シ
- Kun
- くにつかみ・ただ・まさに
- Meaning
- earthly deity
Origin
The altar radical with 氏 as phonetic: the gods of the earth, as opposed to those of heaven.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 神祇じんぎ
the gods of heaven and earth
- 祇園ぎおん
Gion (district in Kyoto)
Example
京都の祇園を夜に歩いた。
I walked through Gion in Kyoto at night.
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