贖物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
贖 物
あが
Hyōgai 		もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

By surface analysis, 贖(あが) (aga, “atonement”) + 物(もの) (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ɡa̠mo̞no̞]

Noun

贖(あが)物(もの) • (agamono) 

  1. trespass offering; oblatory sacrifice to atone for one's sins
  2. (Shinto) an object into which the owner's sins are transferred in the はらえ (harae) cleansing ritual
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