神宮

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
神	宮
かむ Grade: 3	みや Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
神宮 (kyūjitai)

/kamumi₁ya/ → /kamumiya/. A compound of 神 (kamu, “god”) +‎ 宮 (miya, “building”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠mɯ̟ᵝmʲija̠]

Noun

神(かむ)宮(みや) • (kamumiya) 

1. a building that enshrines a god

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神	宮
かん Grade: 3	みや Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
神宮 (kyūjitai)

/kamumi₁ya/ → /kamumiya/ → [kammiya] → /kanmiya/. From 神宮 (kamumi₁ya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kã̠mʲːija̠]

Noun

神(かん)宮(みや) • (kanmiya) 

1. a building that enshrines a god

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
神	宮
じん Grade: 3	ぐう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
神宮 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じんぐ​う [jìńgúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩŋɡɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

神(じん)宮(ぐう) • (jingū) 

1. a building that enshrines a god
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 363:

     Iingû. ジングゥ (神宮) Cami Miya. (神宮) 神(Cami)の社.

     Iingû. ジングゥ (神宮) Cami Miya. (神宮) 神(Cami)の社.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. the title for a high ranking shrine

Proper noun

神(じん)宮(ぐう) • (Jingū) 

1. Ise Jingū

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.