しん

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しん – see the following entries.
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(religion) a deity, god, kami
a mysterious or incomprehensible force, compare English act of God
a mind, soul, spirit
Short for 神道 (shintō): Shinto
deity, god, kami
mysterious or incomprehensible force
mind, soul, spirit
Short for 神道 (shintō): Shinto
Short for 神戸 (Kōbe, Kōbe (a city in Japan)).
2
a heart, mind, core
a spirit, vitality
inner strength, marrow
the center of something:
, : the core (for example, of a fruit)
This term needs a translation to English.
, : a wick
(Buddhism) citta: the ego or spirit
This term needs a translation to English.
the heart as an organ in the body
lead (as of a pencil)
padding
a companion, fellow
the center of focus:
the important part
This term needs a translation to English.
a basis, foundation
Short for 心臓 (shinzō): heart as an organ in the body
Short for 心頭 (shintō): heart, mind, spirit
Short for 中心 (chūshin): center, middle
(Chinese astronomy) the Heart constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions
a male or female given name
a surname
Alternative spelling
2
a novelty
Short for 新暦 (shinreki): the Gregorian calendar
This term needs a translation to English.
This term needs a translation to English.
This term needs a translation to English.
neo-
attached to the title of a fiction work to mean new storyline, to distinguish it from older works
attached to the title of a fiction adaptation to mean remake, to distinguish it from older adaptations
(historical) the Xin dynasty (8–23 CE)
a placename
a surname
a male or female given name
2
pro- (supportive of)
Alternative spelling
3
truth, reality
truth, reality, genuineness
natural, pristine
complete, wholly
regular script (楷書, kaisho)
(logic) a true statement
a surname
a female given name
S
core, heart
pencil lead
wick
4
trust, faith
3
a body
4
vassal, subject
(humble, historical or archaic) I, me; your servant (humble pronoun, especially when speaking to a monarch)
S
the eighth of the ten heavenly stems
4
jagged, uneven
carrot, ginseng
(Chinese astronomy) the Three Stars constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions
(This term, しん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しん.)

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