神社

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

神社

  1. shrine
  2. Shinto shrine

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 3
じゃ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. a shrine, especially a Shinto shrine
See also
Descendants

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かむ
Grade: 3
やしろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
かみ
Grade: 3
やしろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Noun

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

  1. a shrine, especially a Shinto shrine
    椿大 (つばきおお)神社 (かみやしろ)
    Tsubaki Ōkamiyashiro
    Tsubaki Grand Shrine

Proper noun

神社 (hiragana かみやしろ, rōmaji Kamiyashiro)

  1. a town in Watarai District, Mie Prefecture

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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
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