神隠し

See also: 神隱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神 隠
かみ
Grade: 3		 かく
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
神 隠
かみ
Grade: 3		 かく > がく
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally “being hidden by a kami, a god”.

Pronunciation

  • Kun’yomi
    • (Tokyo) かみか​くし [kàmíkáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • (Tokyo) かみが​くし [kàmígáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲika̠kɯ̟ᵝɕi]
    • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲiɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

神隠し (hiragana かみかくし, rōmaji kamikakushi, alternative reading かみがくし, rōmaji kamigakushi)

  1. A mysterious disappearance; being spirited away.
    『千 (せん)と千尋 (ちひろ)の神隠 (かみかく)し』
    “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi”
    “The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro” (Spirited Away)
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