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みたらい
Kanji
御手洗
Noun
Japanese Meaning
神社の参道や社殿の近くに設けられた、参拝者が手や口を清めるための水場や池 / 神仏に参拝する前に身を浄めるための水そのもの、またはその水をたたえた場所の総称
Easy Japanese Meaning
じんじゃの入り口にある、てや口をきよめるためのみずたまり
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
神社入口的净手处 / 手水舍（参拜前洗手净口的水池） / 净手池
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
神社入口的淨手池 / 手水舍（神社的淨手處）
Korean Meaning
신사 입구에서 참배 전에 손과 입을 씻는 정결용 물 / 신사에 마련된 손 씻는 시설·수조
Vietnamese Meaning
nước thanh tẩy để rửa tay ở lối vào đền thờ / bể/chỗ rửa tay nghi lễ trước khi vào đền thờ
Tagalog Meaning
tubig na pampanlinis sa pasukan ng dambana / pook o lalagyan ng tubig para ritwal na paghuhugas ng kamay bago pumasok
Sense（1）
御手洗: purifying water at the entrance of a shrine
（ romanization ）
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At the entrance of the shrine, I purified my hands using the mitarai.
At the entrance of the shrine, I purified my hands using the mitarai.
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神社の入り口で、みたらいを使って手を清めました。
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