# shimenawa

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A length of straw that lines the ring (used as ritual purification in shinto)

## Etymology
From Japanese 注連縄.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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