神宝

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
神 宝
しん
Grade: 3 		ほう > ぽう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
神寶 (kyūjitai)

神(しん) (shin, “god”) + 宝(ほう) (hō, “precious object, treasure”). The hō changes to pō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

神(しん)宝(ぽう) • (shinpō) 

  1. (Shinto) sacred treasure; objects associated with a deity and enshrined in a Shinto shrine

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神 宝
Grade: 3 Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神寶 (kyūjitai)

神(かむ) (kamu, “divine”) + 宝(たから) (takara, “treasure”)

Noun

神宝(かむたから) or 神宝(かむだから) or 神宝(かんたから) or 神宝(かんだから) • (kamutakara or kamudakara or kantakara or kandakara) 

  1. (Shinto) sacred treasure
  2. (Shinto) offerings at an altar or shrine

References

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