禰宜(ねぎ)

Shinto priest

大禰宜(おおねぎ)

chief Shinto priest

小禰宜(こねぎ)

assistant Shinto priest

禰宜職(ねぎしょく)

office of a Shinto priest

禰宜舞(ねぎまい)

ritual dance performed by a Shinto priest

禰宜方(ねぎかた)

shrine priests; priestly side

禰宜衆(ねぎしゅう)

shrine priests

禰宜屋(ねぎや)

shrine priest's residence

禰宜講(

神社(じんじゃ)の禰宜(ねぎ)は、祭礼(さいれい)の準備(じゅんび)を滞(とどこお)りなく進(すす)めた。

The shrine priest proceeded with the preparations for the ritual without a hitch.

禰宜舞(ねぎまい)は、古式(こしき)ゆかしい奉納舞(ほうのうまい)として知(し)られる。

The negi dance is known as a traditional sacred dance dedicated to the gods.