also: げぐう
noun
Gekū; outer shrine of Ise Grand Shrine
Refers specifically to Toyouke Daijingū (豊受大神宮), the outer shrine of Ise Jingū. Used in Shintō contexts.
See also: 豊受大神宮
伊勢神宮の外宮は豊受大神宮とも呼ばれる。
The outer shrine of Ise Grand Shrine is also called Toyouke Daijingū.
内宮 (Naikū) is the inner shrine of Ise Grand Shrine, dedicated to Amaterasu, while 外宮 is the outer shrine dedicated to Toyouke.
Compound of 外 (ge, 'outer') and 宮 (kū, 'shrine'). The reading げくう is standard; げぐう is a rare variant.