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Kanji Detail for 醮 - "coming-of-age ceremony, worship, exhaust"
醮
- Meaning
醮 means "coming-of-age ceremony, worship, exhaust."
Coming-of-age ceremony - A ritual where one receives and drains a cup without returning it.
Worship - To perform religious rites.
Exhaust - To use up completely.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
religious service (Taoist or Buddhist)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
religious service; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to perform sacrifice
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to anoint, to perform a rite; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To drink without reciprocating toasts is called 醮. In ancient times, it was used for capping and wedding ceremonies. Therefore remarriage is called 再醮. Later, this term was only used for women who remarry. | To sacrifice. Today, Buddhist and Taoist priests setting up altars to pray is called 醮.
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