神体

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	体
しん Grade: 3	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
神體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

神 +‎ 体: lit. a god's body

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕĩnta̠i]

Noun

神(しん)体(たい) • (shintai) 

1. A physical object or objects, worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as repositories in which spirits or kami reside within.

Coordinate terms

• 御神体 (goshintai)
• 御霊代 (mitamashiro)

See also

• 神体 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Shintai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia