神宮

神宮

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
神	宮
かむ Grade: 3	みや Grade: 3
kun’yomi

/kamumi₁ya/ → /kamumiya/. A compound of 神 (kamu, “god”) +‎ 宮 (miya, “building”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kamumiya]

Noun

神宮 (hiragana かむみや, rōmaji kamumiya)

1. a building that enshrines a god

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神	宮
かん Grade: 3	みや Grade: 3
kun’yomi

/kamumi₁ya/ → /kamumiya/ → [kammiya] → /kanmiya/. From 神宮 (kamumi₁ya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kammiya]

Noun

神宮 (hiragana かんみや, rōmaji kanmiya)

1. a building that enshrines a god

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
神	宮
じん Grade: 3	ぐう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʑiŋɡuː]

Noun

神宮 (hiragana じんぐう, rōmaji jingū)

1. a building that enshrines a god
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 363)

     Iingû. ジングゥ (神宮) Cami Miya. (神宮) 神(Cami)の社.

2. the title for a high ranking shrine
3. Ise Jingū

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.