Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “依代”

依代

よりしろ

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

Kanji details

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