神田

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
でん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
神田 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

(しん) (shin, Kami) + (でん) (den, field)

Pronunciation

Noun

(しん)(でん) (shinden

  1. territories controlled by Shinto shrine.
    Synonyms: 御刀代 (mitoshiro), 御戸代 (mitoshiro)

Etymology 2

From a territory controlled by Shinto shrine.

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
た > だ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神田 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

(かん)() (Kanda

  1. a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
  2. (~) one of the 35 former wards of Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Tokyo City.
    Synonym: 神田区 (Kanda ku)
  3. a surname

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