現人神

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Chinese

appear; present; now
appear; present; now; existing; current
 
man; person; people
God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
trad. (現人神)
simp. (现人神)
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Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 現人神(あらひとがみ) (arahitogami).

Pronunciation


Noun

現人神

  1. (Shinto) arahitogami (deity in human form in Shinto religion)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あら
Grade: 5
ひと
Grade: 1
かみ > がみ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
現人神 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

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Particularly: “現人(あらひと) (arahito) + (かみ) (kami, god). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).”

Pronunciation

Noun

(あら)(ひと)(がみ) (arahitogami

  1. (Shinto) arahitogami (deity in human form in Shinto religion)

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN