Laying on of hands

Japanese: 按手 - あんしゅ

〘noun〙① The hands that press down the strings of a stringed instrument. ※Kansai Sensei's posthumous manuscript (1821) I-Samisendan "Holding the _person at an angle to his chest like a ball, I placed my hands on him and played the shamisen, and in response _{to his song} he cried and pleaded, and as he _{turned around} , _{the clouds} in the _sky rose up." ② In Christianity, placing hands on someone's head to bless them and pray for the power of the Holy Spirit. ※Cited with the New Testament (1880) Timata Gosho "I wish that through my laying on of hands the gift of God which you have received may be renewed and flourished ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 弦楽器の弦を押さえる手。※寛斎先生遺稿（1821）一・三絃弾「胸前斜抱人如_レ玉、按手升降弾手煩、清歌応_レ手泣且訴、宛転欲_レ停_二中天雲_一」② キリスト教で、手を人の頭の上に置いて祝福を与え、聖霊の力の付与を祈ること。※引照新約全書（1880）提摩太後書「我が按手(アンシュ)に由て爾が受し神の賜を復び熾(さかん)にせんことを欲しむ」

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