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Lengths of laid rice straw rope used for ritual purification in Shinto shrines. They can vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with shide. A space bound by shimenawa often indicates a sacred or pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine.
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Hiragana
しめなわ
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Noun
Japanese Meaning
長さのある稲わらで作られた縄で、神道における祓いや結界のために用いられるもの。数センチから数メートルまで太さがあり、紙垂（しで）を下げて神聖な空間を示す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じんじゃでかみさまのばしょをしめす、こめわらであんだなわ
Chinese (Simplified)
日本神道祭祀用的稻草注连绳，用于净化并标示神圣或洁净空间。 / 用稻草拧成的结界绳，常悬挂纸垂。 / 围定神社、神木等圣域的绳索。
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Lengths of laid rice straw rope used for ritual purification in Shinto shrines. They can vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with shide. A space bound by shimenawa often indicates a sacred or pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine.
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