神木
Chinese[edit]
God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
tree; wood | ||
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simp. and trad. (神木) |
神 | 木 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
神木
Proper noun[edit]
神木
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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神 | 木 |
しん Grade: 3 |
ぼく Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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神木 (kyūjitai) |
Possibly from Middle Chinese 神木 (MC zyin muwk, literally “god + tree”). Compare modern Min Nan reading sîn-bo̍k. The Japanese term uses the kan'on, suggesting a later borrowing.
Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan as a compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as 神 (shin, “god, spirit”) + 木 (boku, “tree”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) しんぼく [shìńbókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) しんぼく [shíꜜǹbòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕĩmbo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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神 | 木 |
かむ > かん Grade: 3 |
き Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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神木 (kyūjitai) |
/kamuki/ → /kaɴki/
From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 神 (kamu, “god, spirit”, ancient combining reading) + 木 (ki, “tree”).[2] Appears with the older kamuki phonetic rendering in the Man'yōshū poetry compilation completed in 759 CE.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (obsolete) (see shinboku above)
Usage notes[edit]
Superseded by the shinboku reading above.
Etymology 3[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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神 | 木 |
さか Grade: 3 |
き Grade: 1 |
irregular | kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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神木 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative spelling of 榊 (sakaki) as jukujikun (熟字訓), likely based on a partial decomposition of the 榊 character into its 神 and 木 components.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (rare) a sakaki tree (Cleyera japonica)
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