noun
portable shrine; mikoshi
A portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals. The reading is みこし; 神輿 can also be read しんよ in some contexts.
祭りで神輿を担ぐのは大変だ。
Carrying the mikoshi at the festival is tough work.
神輿が町内を練り歩いた。
The portable shrine paraded through the neighborhood.
noun
Only when written 御輿
Honorific term for a palanquin or litter, used in historical contexts. Restricted to the 御輿 spelling.
See also: 輿
昔、貴族は御輿に乗って移動した。
In the past, nobles traveled by palanquin.
noun
Only with reading みこし
Usually written in kana. Often used in set phrases like みこしを上げる (get up off one's seat) or みこしを据える (settle down to work).
そろそろみこしを上げて帰りましょう。
Let's get up and head home soon.
彼は机に向かってみこしを据えた。
He settled down at his desk to work.