神官

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
かん
Grade: 4
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
神官 (kyūjitai)
 神官 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

(しん)(かん) (shinkanしんくわん (sinkwan)?

  1. Shinto priest
  2. (Christianity) pastor; priest

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かみ
Grade: 3
つかさ > づかさ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
つかさ > づかさ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神官 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 神官 – see the following entry.
神司かみづかさ
servant of God
Alternative spelling
かんづかさ
(This term, 神官, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN


Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

神官 (sin'gwan) (hangeul 신관)

  1. hanja form? of 신관