式神
JapaneseEdit
Kanji in this term | |
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式 | 神 |
しき Grade: 3 |
じん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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式神 (kyūjitai) |
Kanji in this term | |
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式 | 神 |
しき Grade: 3 |
かみ > がみ Grade: 3 |
jūbakoyomi |
Alternative spelling |
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式神 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compound of 式 (shiki, “ceremony”) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The kami changes to gami due to rendaku (連濁).
Alternately, compound of 式 (shiki, “ceremony”) + 神 (jin, “god, spirit”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
式神 or 式神 • (shikigami or shikijin)
- A kind of familiar spirit, summoned-up in service as a servant to the will of a practitioner of the onmyōdō (陰陽道) religion, very much like a western familiar.