Where does “一宮” come from?
一宮 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 一, from Japanese 始め, from Japanese 始める — begin; start; initiate; originate.
一宮 (Japanese): The highest temple in an area
Definitions
- The highest temple in an area
Ancestry of “一宮”, step by step
一宮 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 一
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 一 | one, 1; "term relating to the number one"; unity |
| 2 | Japanese | 始め | beginning, the start of an activity or time... |
| 3 | Japanese | 始める | begin; start; initiate; originate |