Shintō

See also: Shinto and shintō

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (ʒin-dáu, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (Cə-lin kə-lˤuʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).

Proper noun

Shintō

1. The former state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

References

• Britannica: Shintō

Anagrams

• hits on, no shit, shit on, tonish

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Japanese

Romanization

Shintō

1. Rōmaji transcription of しんとう