さい
斎
ぐう
宮

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さい
斎
ぐう
宮
 斎宮 さいぐう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

purification, Buddhist food, room
とき　とき　サイ (9th, N1)
alike(齊) variant
sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
みや　キュウ　グウ (3rd, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spine, backbone
ロ　リョ　せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)