shikinende
1. Every few years; Periodically
Noun
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1. Every few years; Periodically
1. year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter)
1. construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time
1. fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)
1. Every other year; Biennial
1. It is not held annually.; It is not a yearly event.
1. If it is a periodic event; When it is a periodic event
1. It was a periodic event.; It was held periodically.
1. Probably every few years.; Likely a periodic event.
1. Was not held every four years.; Was not a four-year cycle.