also: しゅくし
noun
Shinto ritual prayer; invocation of the gods
A formal prayer or invocation recited by a Shinto priest during ceremonies, addressing the kami. The reading のりと is standard in this context.
神主が祝詞をあげた。
The Shinto priest intoned a ritual prayer.
noun
Only with reading しゅくし
Used only with the reading しゅくし. A formal speech of congratulations, similar to 祝辞 (しゅくじ), but less common. Often encountered in ceremonial contexts.
See also: 祝辞 (しゅくじ)
結婚式で祝詞を述べる。
Deliver a congratulatory address at a wedding.
Same kanji spelling, but read しゅくし for the congratulatory address sense. Less common than 祝辞.
祝辞 is the more common word for a congratulatory speech. 祝詞 read しゅくし is a less frequent synonym, often used in formal or written contexts.
The reading のりと is a jukujikun (special kanji reading) for the Shinto prayer sense. The reading しゅくし is the standard on'yomi, used for the congratulatory address sense. The kanji 祝 means 'celebrate' or 'pray', and 詞 means 'words' or 'speech'.