神代

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かみ
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
神世

Compound of (かみ) (kami, god) + () (yo, age, times).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みよ [káꜜmìyò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲijo̞]

Noun

(かみ)() • (kamiyo) 

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) age of the gods
    Synonyms: 神話時代 (shinwa-jidai), 神代 (jindai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 3
だい
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Compound of (じん) (jin, god) + (だい) (dai, age, times).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んだい [jíꜜǹdàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩnda̠i]

Noun

(じん)(だい) • (jindai) 

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) age of the gods
    Synonyms: 神話時代 (shinwa-jidai), 神代 (kamiyo)

Proper noun

(じん)(だい) • (Jindai) 

  1. Jindai (a train station in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname
  3. an unknown-gender given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
かみ
Grade: 3
しろ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
かみ > か
Grade: 3
しろ > じろ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
かみ > か
Grade: 3
しろ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲiɕiɾo̞]
  • (Tokyo) じろ [kàjíró] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ʑiɾo̞]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɕiɾo̞]

Proper noun

(かみ)(しろ) • (Kamishiro) 

  1. Kamishiro (a neighborhood of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Kamishiro (a neighborhood of Muroran, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)
  3. a surname

()(じろ) • (Kajiro) 

  1. Kajiro (a neighborhood of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

()(しろ) • (Kashiro) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 3
しろ > じろ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 3
しろ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーじろ [kòójíró] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːʑiɾo̞]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕiɾo̞]

Proper noun

(こう)(じろ) • (Kōjiro) 

  1. Kōjiro (neighborhoods in Japan):
    1. The neighborhoods of Ibara, Tsuyama and Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture.
    2. A neighborhood of Himi, Toyama Prefecture.
    3. A neighborhood of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
  2. a surname
  3. an unknown-gender given name

(こう)(しろ) • (Kōshiro) 

  1. a surname
  2. an unknown-gender given name

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
かくみ
Grade: 3 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Proper noun

神代(かくみ) • (Kakumi) 

  1. Kakumi (a neighborhood of Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname
  3. an unknown-gender given name

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
くま
Grade: 3
しろ
Grade: 3
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝma̠ɕiɾo̞]

Proper noun

(くま)(しろ) • (Kumashiro) 

  1. a surname
  2. an unknown-gender given name
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