神札

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	札
しん Grade: 3	さつ Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spelling
神札 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Coined in Japan from Middle Chinese elements 神 (shin, “deity, god”) +‎ 札 (satsu, “note, tag, card”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しんさつ [shìńsátsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃sa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

神(しん)札(さつ) • (shinsatsu) 

1. a type of 護符 (gofu, “talisman, amulet”) issued by a Shinto shrine

See also

• 御(お)札(ふだ) (ofuda)
• 御(お)守(まもり), お守(まも)り (omamori)
• 破(は)魔(ま)矢(や) (hamaya)