神宮

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
神 宮
かむ
Grade: 3		 みや
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
神宮 (kyūjitai)

/kamumi1ya/ → /kamumiya/. A compound of 神 (kamu, “god”) +‎ 宮 (miya, “building”).

Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): [ka̠mɯ̟ᵝmʲija̠]

    Noun

    神(かむ)宮(みや) • (kamumiya) 

    1. a building that enshrines a god

    Etymology 2
    Kanji in this term
    神 宮
    かん
    Grade: 3    		 みや
    Grade: 3
    kun’yomi
    Alternative spelling
    神宮 (kyūjitai)

    /kamumi1ya/ → /kamumiya/ → [kammiya] → /kanmiya/. From 神宮 (kamumi1ya).

    Pronunciation
      • IPA(key): [kã̠mʲːija̠]

      Noun

      神(かん)宮(みや) • (kanmiya) 

      1. a building that enshrines a god

      Etymology 3
      Kanji in this term
      神 宮
      じん
      Grade: 3      		 ぐう
      Grade: 3
      on’yomi
      Alternative spelling
      神宮 (kyūjitai)

      Pronunciation
        • (Tokyo) じんぐ​う [jìńgúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
        • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩŋɡɯ̟ᵝː]

        Noun

        神(じん)宮(ぐう) • (jingū) 

        1. a building that enshrines a god
          • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 363:
            Iingû. ジングゥ (神宮) Cami Miya. (神宮) 神(Cami)の社.
            Iingû. ジングゥ (神宮) Cami Miya. (神宮) 神(Cami)の社.
            (please add an English translation of this quotation)
        2. the title for a high ranking shrine

        Proper noun

        神(じん)宮(ぐう) • (Jingū) 

        1. Ise Jingū

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