神符

神符

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	符
しん Grade: 3	ふ > ぷ Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
神符 (kyūjitai)

神符 (shinpu): example of a shinpu, shinsatsu, ofuda, gofu, etc.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 神符 (MC ʑiɪn bɨo, literally “deity, god + symbol, mark; charm, talisman”). First cited to the 三教指帰 (Sangō Shiiki), a work by Kūkai from 797.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​んぷ [shíꜜǹpù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩmpɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

神(しん)符(ぷ) • (shinpu) 

1. (Shinto) a type of 護符 (gofu, “talisman, amulet”) issued by a Shinto shrine, often featuring the name of the shrine

See also

• 神(しん)札(さつ) (shinsatsu)
• 御(お)札(ふだ) (ofuda)
• 御(お)守(まもり) (omamori)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN