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祇
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the spirit of the earth

HSK 10
Society →Religion
qí
ギ、キ、シ
くにつかみ、ただ、まさに
기, 지
Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 氏 represents the sound.
Components
礻 spirit+ 氏 family name =
祇 the spirit of the earth
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
礻 is a component form of 示.
氏 Phonetic component
shì family name
clan, family
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Notes
Similar Characters
礼 ceremony (jp)社 company祀 sacrifice祁 numerous祆 Ormazda祈 supplicate祉 blessings祎 excellent (simp)祓 exorcise祕 confidential (trad)祖 ancestor祗 look祚 throne祛 disperse祜 blessing神 gods祠 ancestral temple祢 one's deceased father (simp)祥 propitious祧 an ancestral hall
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
祇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
祇 [qí]
earth-spirit; peace
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
地祇 [dì​qí]
earth spirit
神祇 [shén​qí]
god
JAPANESE WORDS (11)
祇園祭 [ぎおんまつり] #66,275
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
神祇 [じんぎ] #86,464
gods of heaven and earth
国津神 [くにつかみ] #107,816
gods of the land
神祇省 [じんぎしょう] #112,855
Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)
神祇官 [じんぎかん] #118,787
Department of Divinities (1868-1871)
祇園会 [ぎおんえ] #134,484
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
天神地祇 [てんしんちぎ] #147,513
gods of heaven and earth
阿僧祇 [あそうぎ] #164,296
a number so great it can never be counted to
神祇伯 [じんぎはく] #181,689
head of the Department of Worship
博多祇園山笠 [はかたぎおんやまかさ] #198,987
festival held in July in Fukuoka City
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