祖神
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Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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祖 | 神 |
そ Grade: 5 |
しん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
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祖神 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese compound 祖神 (MC tsuX zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 祖神 (zǔshén).
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- (mythology, Shinto) the deification of an ancestor
- (mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, as an ancestor of the imperial family
Usage notes edit
Sometimes also encountered as sojin, although this reading is less common.
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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祖 | 神 |
おや Grade: 5 |
かみ > がみ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
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祖神 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 祖 (oya, “parent; forebear, ancestor”) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
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See also edit
- 守護神 (shugoshin): a tutelary deity
- Veneration of the dead on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bon Festival on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Shintō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia