神道

Chinese
 
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
simp. and trad.
(神道)		 神 道

Pronunciation

Noun

神道

  1. natural law; heavenly law
  2. gods; spirits
  3. spirit way; spirit road; sacred way; spirit path
  4. Shinto (religion)

Japanese
神道 (Shintō): the entryway to a Shintō shrine, with a torii gate, a common symbol of Shintōism.
Kanji in this term
神 道
しん
Grade: 3		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

/sintau/ → /sintɔː/ → /sintoː/

Probably coined in Japan of components borrowed originally from Middle Chinese. Literally “the way of the gods”.

Pronunciation

Noun

神道 (hiragana しんとう, rōmaji shintō, historical hiragana しんたう)

  1. Shintō, a religion indigenous to Japan that worships spirits.
  2. The gods.
  3. The way to one's grave, the path followed by a funeral procession to deposit remains in a grave.
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 伊勢神道 (いせしんとう) (Ise Shintō)
  • 山王神道 (さんのうしんとう) (Sannō Shintō)
  • 法華神道 (ほっけしんとう) (Hokke Shintō)
  • 吉田神道 (よしだしんとう) (Yoshida Shintō)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean
Hanja in this term
神道

Noun

神道 • (sindo) (hangeul 신도)

  1. Hanja form? of 신도 (“Shinto (religion)”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
神道

Noun

神道

  1. Hán tự form of Thần đạo (“Shinto (religion)”).
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