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神社

神社

Chinese

 
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 society; group
simp. and trad.
(神社) 		神 社

Noun

神社

  1. shrine
  2. Shinto shrine

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
神 社
じん
Grade: 3 		じゃ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

神社 ‎(hiragana じんじゃ, romaji jinja, historical hiragana じんじや)

  1. a shrine, especially a Shinto shrine
Synonyms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神 社
かむ
Grade: 3 		やしろ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
神 社
かみ
Grade: 3 		やしろ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Noun

神社 ‎(hiragana かみやしろ, romaji kamiyashiro, alternative reading かむやしろ, romaji kamuyashiro)

  1. a shrine, especially a Shinto shrine
    椿大神社
    Tsubaki Ōkamiyashiro
    Tsubaki Grand Shrine

Proper noun

神社 ‎(hiragana かみやしろ, romaji Kamiyashiro)

  1. a town in Watarai District, Mie Prefecture

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

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