神仏

See also: 神佛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	仏
しん Grade: 3	ぶつ Grade: 5
goon

Alternative spelling
神佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 神 (shin, “deity, god, kami”) +‎ 仏 (butsu, “Buddha, Buddhism”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​んぶつ [shíꜜǹbùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩmbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

神(しん)仏(ぶつ) • (shinbutsu) 

1. gods and Buddha
2. (religion) Shinto and Buddhism

Derived terms

• 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)混(こん)淆(こう) (shinbutsu konkō, “mixture of Shinto and Buddhism”)
• 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)習(じゅう)合(ごう) (shinbutsu jūgō, “syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism”)
• 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)分(ぶん)離(り) (shinbutsu bunri, “separation of Shinto and Buddhism”)
• 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)同(どう)体(たい)説(せつ) (shinbutsu dōtaisetsu, “kami-buddha syncretization theory”)

Etymology 2

Compound of 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 仏 (hotoke, “buddha”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​みほとけ [káꜜmìhòtòkè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲiho̞to̞ke̞]

Noun

神仏(かみほとけ) • (kamihotoke) 

1. (archaic) gods and buddhas

Synonyms

• 仏(ぶつ)神(じん) (butsujin)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
神	仏
かみ Grade: 3	ふとぅき Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
神佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 仏 (futuki, “buddha”).

Pronunciation

• (Shuri-Naha) かみふとぅき [kàmífútúkí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [kamiɸutuki]

Noun

神(かみ)仏(ふとぅき) (kamifutuki) 

1. gods and buddhas