神札

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
さつ
Grade: 4
kan'on
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Coined in Japan from Middle Chinese elements (shin, deity, god) +‎ (satsu, note, tag, card).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んさつ [shìńsátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɰ̃sa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

(しん)(さつ) • (shinsatsu

  1. a type of 護符 (gofu, talisman, amulet) issued by a Shinto shrine

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN