祖神

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese compound 祖神 (MC tsuX zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 祖神 (zǔshén).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    ()(しん) • (soshin) 

    1. (mythology, Shinto) the deification of an ancestor
    2. (mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, as an ancestor of the imperial family
    Usage notes

    Sometimes also encountered as sojin, although this reading is less common.

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    おや
    Grade: 5
    かみ > がみ
    Grade: 3
    kun’yomi
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)

    Compound of (oya, parent; forebear, ancestor) + (kami, god, spirit). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

    Pronunciation

      • (Tokyo) がみ [òyáꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
      • IPA(key): [o̞ja̠ɡa̠mʲi]

      Noun

      (おや)(がみ) • (oyagami) 

      1. a god as an ancestor, an ancestral god

      See also

      References

      1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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