to serve, serve under, take service under / to enter public service

a shrine, especially a Shinto shrine

a town in Watarai District, Mie Prefecture

a shrine, especially a Shinto shrine

An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine, helping to receive visitors and performing 神楽 (kagura) dances at ceremonies, among other responsibilities. A shrine maid.

An unmarried woman who serves a deity as a medium to convey oracles.

(Christianity) God

shrines and temples

(rare) a female given name, usually used in fiction

(Shinto) a spirit or an essence present in all things, the main subject of worship of Shinto / (by extension, religion) a deity, god / (by extension) thunder / a Shinto shrine