jinja
English
Ise Shrine in Japan.
Etymology
From Japanese 神社 (じんじゃ, jinja), from Middle Chinese 神社 (ʒin-dʒjǽ) (compare Mandarin 神社 (shénshè)), from Old Chinese 神社 (*Cə.lin-mtʰaʔ "sacrificial altar", "shrine"), from 神 ("deity", "divine") + 社 ("Earth deity [and altar]").
Noun
jinja (plural jinjas)
- A Shinto place of worship.
Japanese
Romanization
jinja
- Rōmaji transcription of じんじゃ