祖神

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
祖 神
そ
Grade: 5		 しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
祖神 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese compound 祖神 (MC t͡suoX ʑiɪn). Compare modern Mandarin 祖神 (zǔshén).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    祖(そ)神(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
    祖 神
    おや
    Grade: 5    		 かみ > がみ
    Grade: 3
    kun’yomi
    Alternative spelling
    祖神 (kyūjitai)

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

    Pronunciation

      Noun

      祖(おや)神(がみ) • (oyagami) 

      1. a god as an ancestor, an ancestral god

      See also

      References
      1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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