遷宮祭

せんぐうさい

transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another)

式年遷宮

しきねんせんぐう

construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time

式年遷宮祭

しきねんせんぐうさい

fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)

宮

みや きゅう

palace

変遷

へんせん

change, transition, vicissitudes

遷移

せんい

transition

遷延

せんえん

delay, procrastination

遷座

せんざ

relocation of a shrine, transfer of an object of worship

遷化

せんげ

death (of a high priest)

遷御

relocation of the emperor, an abdicated emperor or the empress dowager

東遷

とうせん

moving (the capital) east

遷都

せんと

relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital

奉遷

ほうせん

moving an object of worship

遷幸

せんこう

departure of the emperor from the capital

三遷

さんせん

thrice moving from house to house

左遷

させん

demotion, relegation, reduction in rank, degradation, downward move

升遷

しょうせん

rising up

播遷

はせん

wandering in a distant land

遷客

せんかく

exiled person