神代

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
神 代
かみ
Grade: 3 		よ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
神代 (kyūjitai)
神世

Compound of 神(かみ) (kami, “god”) + 代(よ) (yo, “age, times”).

Pronunciation

Noun

神(かみ)代(よ) • (kamiyo) 

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) age of the gods
    Synonyms: 神話時代 (shinwa-jidai), 神代 (jindai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神 代
じん
Grade: 3 		だい
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
神代 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 神(じん) (jin, “god”) + 代(だい) (dai, “age, times”).

Pronunciation

Noun

神(じん)代(だい) • (jindai) 

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) age of the gods
    Synonyms: 神話時代 (shinwa-jidai), 神代 (kamiyo)

Proper noun

神(じん)代(だい) • (Jindai) 

  1. Jindai (a train station in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  2. a surname
  3. an unknown-gender given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
神 代
かみ
Grade: 3 		しろ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神代 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
神 代
かみ > か
Grade: 3 		しろ > じろ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神代 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
神 代
かみ > か
Grade: 3 		しろ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神代 (kyūjitai)

The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

神(かみ)代(しろ) • (Kamishiro) 

  1. Kamishiro (a neighborhood of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Kamishiro (a neighborhood of Muroran, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan)
  3. a surname

Proper noun

神(か)代(じろ) • (Kajiro) 

  1. Kajiro (a neighborhood of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

Proper noun

神(か)代(しろ) • (Kashiro) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
神 代
こう
Grade: 3 		しろ > じろ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神代 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
神 代
こう
Grade: 3 		しろ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神代 (kyūjitai)

The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

神(こう)代(じろ) • (Kōjiro) 

  1. Kōjiro (neighborhoods in Japan):
    1. The neighborhoods of Ibara, Tsuyama and Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture.
    2. a neighborhood of Himi, Toyama Prefecture.
    3. a neighborhood of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
  2. a surname
  3. an unknown-gender given name

Proper noun

神(こう)代(しろ) • (Kōshiro) 

  1. a surname
  2. an unknown-gender given name

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
神 代
かくみ
Grade: 3 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
神代 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

神代(かくみ) • (Kakumi) 

  1. Kakumi (a neighborhood of Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname
  3. an unknown-gender given name

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
神 代
くま
Grade: 3 		しろ
Grade: 3
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神代 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

神(くま)代(しろ) • (Kumashiro) 

  1. a surname
  2. an unknown-gender given name
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