宮司（ぐうじ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: chief priest of shrine
Example sentences
- 宮司が祭りを執り行う。 — The chief priest conducts the festival.
- 宮司に神社の由来を聞く。 — I asked the chief priest about the shrine's origins.
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