神仏

See also: 神佛

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
神 仏
しん
Grade: 3 		ぶつ
Grade: 5
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
神佛 (kyūjitai)

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 神(しん) (shin, “deity, god, kami”) + 仏(ぶつ) (butsu, “Buddha, Buddhism”).

Pronunciation

Noun

神(しん)仏(ぶつ) • (shinbutsu) 

  1. gods and Buddha
  2. (religion) Shinto and Buddhism
Derived terms
  • 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)混(こん)淆(こう) (shinbutsu konkō, “mixture of Shinto and Buddhism”)
  • 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)習(じゅう)合(ごう) (shinbutsu jūgō, “syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism”)
  • 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)分(ぶん)離(り) (shinbutsu bunri, “separation of Shinto and Buddhism”)
  • 神(しん)仏(ぶつ)同(どう)体(たい)説(せつ) (shinbutsu dōtaisetsu, “kami-buddha syncretization theory”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神 仏
かみ
Grade: 3 		ほとけ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神佛 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 神(かみ) (kami, “deity, god”) + 仏(ほとけ) (hotoke, “buddha”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かみほとけ [káꜜmìhòtòkè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲiho̞to̞ke̞]

Noun

神(かみ)仏(ほとけ) • (kamihotoke) 

  1. (archaic) gods and buddhas

Synonyms

  • 仏(ぶつ)神(じん) (butsujin)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
神 仏
かみ
Grade: 3 		ふとぅき
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 仏 (futuki, “buddha”).

Pronunciation

Noun

神(かみ)仏(ふとぅき) (kamifutuki) 

  1. gods and buddhas
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