神社

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

Pronunciation

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
goon
Alternative spelling
神社 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

Noun

神(じん)社(じゃ) • (jinja) ←じんじや (zinzya)?

  1. a shrine, especially a Shinto shrine
Descendants
  • → English: jinja
See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
神 社
かむ
Grade: 3		 やしろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
神社 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
神 社
かみ
Grade: 3		 やしろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
神社 (kyūjitai)

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

Noun

神(かみ)社(やしろ) or 神(かむ)社(やしろ) • (kamiyashiro or kamuyashiro) 

  1. a shrine, especially a Shinto shrine
    椿(つばき)大(おお)神(かみ)社(やしろ)
    Tsubaki Ōkamiyashiro
    Tsubaki Grand Shrine

Proper noun

神(かみ)社(やしろ) • (Kamiyashiro) 

  1. a town in Watarai District, Mie Prefecture

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
神社

Noun

神社 • (sinsa) (hangeul 신사)

  1. Hanja form? of 신사 (“shrine”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
神社

Noun

神社

  1. chữ Hán form of thần xã (“Shinto shrine”).
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