神道

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Chinese

God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
trad. (神道) 神 道
simp. #(神道) 神 道

Pronunciation

Noun

神道

  1. natural law; heavenly law
  2. gods; spirits
  3. spirit way; spirit road; sacred way; spirit path

Synonyms

  • (spirit way): 神路 (shénlù)

Proper noun

神道

  1. Shinto (religion)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

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神道 (Shintō): the entryway to a Shintō shrine, with a torii gate, a common symbol of Shintōism.
Kanji in this term
神 道
しん
Grade: 3 		とう
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
神道 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
神 道
しん
Grade: 3 		どう
Grade: 2
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
神道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/sintau/ → /sintɔː/ → /sintoː/

Probably coined in Japan of components borrowed originally from Middle Chinese. Literally “the way of the gods”.

Attested at least since a portion of the Shoku Nihongi dated to 782.[1]

May also be encountered with the reading shindō with rendaku.[2] However, this reading is missing from some modern references,[1][3] or is indicated as an alternative reading.[4][5] The 1603 Nippo Jisho also only lists xintǒ without rendaku.[6]

Pronunciation

Noun

神(しん)道(とう) or 神(しん)道(どう) • (shintō or shindō) ←しんたう (sintau)?

  1. Shintō, a religion indigenous to Japan that worships spirits
  2. the gods
  3. the way to one's grave, the path followed by a funeral procession to deposit remains in a grave

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ Ishizuka, Harumichi (1976 ) 日葡辞書: パリ本 [Nippo Jisho: Paris edition / Vocabulary of the Language of Japan]‎ (overall work in Japanese and Portuguese), Tōkyō: Bensei Publishing, visible online here in Google Books, last entry in the right-hand column

Korean

Hanja in this term
神道

Noun

神道 • (sindo) (hangeul 신도)

  1. hanja form? of 신도 (“Shinto (religion)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
神道

Noun

神道

  1. chữ Hán form of Thần đạo (“Shinto (religion)”).
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