Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbpurification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)

Noungreat purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters

Nounritual purification; cleansing of crimes, impurities, etc.

Nounpurification to invite good fortune

Nounpurification to cleanse one of sin