神隠し

See also: 神隱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	隠
かみ Grade: 3	かく > がく Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
神隱し (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
神	隠
かみ Grade: 3	かく Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
神隱し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “being hidden by a kami, a god”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かみか​くし [kàmíkáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) かみが​くし [kàmígáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲika̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲiɡa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]

Noun

神(かみ)隠(かく)し or 神(かみ)隠(がく)し • (kamikakushi or kamigakushi) 

1. A mysterious disappearance; being spirited away.

   『千(せん)と千(ち)尋(ひろ)の神隠(かみかく)し』

   “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi”

   “The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro” (Spirited Away)

See also

• 神(かみ)隠(がく)る (kamigakuru)
• 神(かみ)隠(がく)れ (kamigakure)