Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Japanese Shinto temple or shrine.
- noun The residence of the Mikado of Japan.
- noun The title of the Mikado's children.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word miya.
Examples
-
Wed 11/11/09 2: 49 PM lol irvin, kelly has a genuine feeling about this competition, i love watching her dance and smile, miya is blahhh jp
'Dancing With the Stars': Who deserves to make the finals? | EW.com 2009
-
The palace of the sovereign -- called miya or odono -- corresponded in appearance and construction with the shrines of the deities.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
-
[* It is more popularly termed miya, "august house," -- a name given to the ordinary Shinto temples.]
Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Lafcadio Hearn 1877
-
[10] Each temple parish also possesses a large portable miya which is paraded on these occasions with much chanting and beating of drums.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
-
This shrew was previously been identified as Ceylon Long-tailed Shrew (Crocidura miya).
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
-
Other endangered species include the endemic Rattus montanus and five shrews: Crocidura miya, Feroculus feroculus, Solisorex pearsoni, Suncus fellowsgordoni, and Suncus zeylanicus.
-
I was somewhat wretched from fatigue and inflamed ant bites, but in the early morning, hot and misty as all the mornings have been, I went to see a Shinto temple, or miya, and, though I went alone, escaped a throng.
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004
-
But more than history is neglected in the indifference and contempt shown these minor _miya_.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)
-
People had grown indifferent as the new paint grew old, then shabby on the once famous _miya_.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)
-
The palace of the sovereign towered so high by comparison that it was termed Asahi-no-tada-sasu-miya (miya on which the morning sun shines direct), or Yuhi-no-hiteru-miya (miya illumined by the evening sun), or some other figurative epithet, and to the Emperor himself was applied the title 0-mikado (great august Gate).
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.