御薪

みかまぎmikamagi

noun

  1. kindling burned in shrines and temples
  2. special kindling used in samurai families during the Edo period for the 15th of the first month and painted with 12 brush strokes (13 on a lucky year)
  3. kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryō period

Kanji in this word

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences