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  1. Noun

    branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)

    Shinto

  2. sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

    see 榊

Also written 玉籤【たまぐし】、玉ぐし【たまぐし】

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玉串料たまぐしりょう

Nouncash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods

玉串奉奠たまぐしほうてん

Nounreverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree