神宝

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
神	宝
しん Grade: 3	ほう > ぽう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
神寶 (kyūjitai)

神(しん) (shin, “god”) + 宝(ほう) (hō, “precious object, treasure”). The hō changes to pō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しんぽー [shìńpóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩmpo̞ː]

Noun

神(しん)宝(ぽう) • (shinpō) 

1. (Shinto) sacred treasure; objects associated with a deity and enshrined in a Shinto shrine

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神	宝
Grade: 3	Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
神寶 (kyūjitai)

神(かむ) (kamu, “divine”) + 宝(たから) (takara, “treasure”)

Noun

神宝(かむたから) or 神宝(かむだから) or 神宝(かんたから) or 神宝(かんだから) • (kamutakara or kamudakara or kantakara or kandakara) 

1. (Shinto) sacred treasure
2. (Shinto) offerings at an altar or shrine