神仏

See also: 神佛

Japanese
Kanji in this term
神 仏
しん
Grade: 3		 ぶつ
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
神佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 神 (shin, “deity, god, kami”) +‎ 仏 (butsu, “Buddha, Buddhism”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) し​んぶつ [shíꜜǹbùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩmbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

神(しん)仏(ぶつ) • (shinbutsu) 

  1. gods and Buddha
  2. (religion) Shinto and Buddhism
Derived terms
  • 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)混(こん)淆(こう) (shinbutsu konkō, “mixture of Shinto and Buddhism”)
  • 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)習(じゅう)合(ごう) (shinbutsu jūgō, “syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism”)
  • 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)分(ぶん)離(り) (shinbutsu bunri, “separation of Shinto and Buddhism”)
  • 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)同(どう)体(たい)説(せつ) (shinbutsu dōtaisetsu, “kami-buddha syncretization theory”)

Etymology 2

Compound of 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 仏 (hotoke, “buddha”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) か​みほとけ [káꜜmìhòtòkè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲiho̞to̞ke̞]

Noun

神仏(かみほとけ) • (kamihotoke) 

  1. (archaic) gods and buddhas

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Okinawan
Kanji in this term
神 仏
かみ
Grade: 3		 ふとぅき
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
神佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 仏 (futuki, “buddha”).

Pronunciation

Noun

神仏 (hiragana かみふとぅき, rōmaji kamifutuki)

  1. gods and buddhas
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