鎮守

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See also: 鎭守 and 镇守

Chinese

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composed; small town; to suppress
composed; small town; to suppress; to press down; to post
 
to guard
trad. (鎮守/鎭守) /
simp. (镇守)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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鎮守

  1. to guard (a place, region, etc.)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちん
Grade: S
しゅ > じゅ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鎭守 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちん)(じゅ) (chinju

  1. local Shinto deity, village deity
    • 1935, 寺田寅彦, 自由画稿:
      田舎(いなか)では鎮守(ちんじゅ)(まつ)りや市日(いちび)売店(ばいてん)があった。
      Inaka de wa chinju no matsuri ya ichibi no baiten ga atta.
      In rural areas there were shops for market days or festivals for the village god.

Proper noun

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(ちん)(じゅ) (Chinju

  1. a surname

References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN