お宮

おみや

Shinto shrine

What does お宮 mean?

お宮 is a Japanese noun meaning Shinto shrine in English. It is written as お宮 in kanji, おみや in hiragana, and omiya in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

以前この辺りに小さなお宮があった。

There used to be a small shrine around here.