中臣祓
なかとみのはらえ
- grand purification ceremony (so-called because it was overseen by the Nakatomi family) n arch
Kanji
中
チュウ
なか • うち • あた.る
in; inside; middle; mean; center
臣
シン • ジン
retainer; subject
Synonyms
大祓
おおはらえ おおはらい
- great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters n Shinto