神仏
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 仏 |
| しん Grade: 3 | ぶつ Grade: 5 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From 神 (shin, “god”) + 仏 (butsu, “Buddha”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しんぶつ [shíꜜǹbùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕĩmbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
神仏 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 神佛, hiragana しんぶつ, rōmaji shinbutsu)
- gods and Buddha
- Shinto and Buddhism
Derived terms
- 神仏混淆 (shinbutsu konkō): mixture of Buddhism and Shinto
- 神仏習合 (shinbutsu jūgō): syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
- 神仏分離 (shinbutsu bunri): separation of Buddhism and Shinto
- 神仏同体説 (shinbutsu-dōtaisetsu): kami-buddha syncretization theory
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN