お守り

Japanese

Wikipedia ^ja

Kanji in this term

守

Noun

お守り (hiragana おまもり, romaji omamori)

1. A type of 護符 (gofu); a talisman or amulet issued by a Shinto shrine.

See also

• 御守 (おまもり, omamori): talisman, amulet
• 護符 (ごふ, gofu): talismans or amulets issued by a Shinto shrine.
• 神札 (しんさつ, shinsatsu): god tags
• 御札 (おうふだ, ōfuda; or おふだ, ofuda): also a type of gofu; a talisman or amulet issued by a Shinto shrine.
• 破魔矢 (はまや, hamaya): a decorative arrow used as a ward against evil