鎮守

See also: 鎭守 and 镇守

Chinese

 
composed; small town; to suppress
composed; small town; to suppress; to press down; to post
to guard
trad. (鎮守/鎭守) /
simp. (镇守)

Pronunciation


Verb

鎮守

  1. to guard (a place, region, etc.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちん
Grade: S
しゅ > じゅ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
鎭守 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) んじゅ [chìńjú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [t͡ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨᵝ]

    Noun

    (ちん)(じゅ) • (chinju) 

    1. local Shinto deity, village deity
      • 1935, 寺田寅彦, 自由画稿:
        田舎(いなか)では鎮守(ちんじゅ)(まつ)りや市日(いちび)売店(ばいてん)があった。
        Inaka de wa chinju no matsuri ya ichibi no baiten ga atta.
        In rural areas there were shops for market days or festivals for the village god.

    Proper noun

    (ちん)(じゅ) • (Chinju) 

    1. a surname

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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