神宮

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
かむ
Grade: 3
みや
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神宮 (kyūjitai)

/kamumi1ya/ → /kamumiya/. A compound of (kamu, god) +‎ (miya, building).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かむ)(みや) (kamumiya

  1. a building that enshrines a god

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
みや
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神宮 (kyūjitai)

/kamumi1ya/ → /kamumiya/ → [kammiya] → /kanmiya/. From 神宮 (kamumi1ya).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かん)(みや) (kanmiya

  1. a building that enshrines a god

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 3
ぐう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
神宮 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じん)(ぐう) (jingū

  1. a building that enshrines a god
  2. the title for a high ranking shrine

Proper noun

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(じん)(ぐう) (Jingū

  1. Ise Jingū

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN