神宮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	宮

Etymology 1

/kamumi₁ya/ > /kamumiya/. A compound of kamu (“god”) and miya (“building”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kamumiya]

Noun

神宮 (hiragana かむみや, romaji kamumiya)

1. a building that enshrines a god

Etymology 2

/kamumi₁ya/ > /kamumiya/ > [kammiya] > /kanmiya/. From kamumi₁ya.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kammiya]

Noun

神宮 (hiragana かんみや, romaji kanmiya)

1. a building that enshrines a god

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA: [dʑiŋɡuː]

Noun

神宮 (hiragana じんぐう, romaji jingū)

1. a building that enshrines a god
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 363)

     Iingû. ジングゥ (神宮) Cami Miya. (神宮) 神(Cami)の社.

2. the title for a high ranking shrine
3. Ise Jingū

References

• 1980 May 21 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3: