"神道" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕĩnto̞ː], [ɕĩndo̞ː] Forms: 神道 [canonical] (ruby: 神(しん), 道(とう)), 神道 [canonical] (ruby: 神(しん), 道(どう)), shintō [romanization], shindō [romanization], sintau [romanization], しんたう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /sintau/ → /sintɔː/ → /sintoː/ Probably coined in Japan of components borrowed originally from Middle Chinese. Literally “the way of the gods”. Attested at least since a portion of the Shoku Nihongi dated to 782. May also be encountered with the reading shindō with rendaku. However, this reading is missing from some modern references, or is indicated as an alternative reading. The 1603 Nippo Jisho also only lists xintǒ without rendaku. Etymology templates: {{cog|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-noun|しんとう|しんどう|hhira=しんたう}} 神(しん)道(とう) or 神(しん)道(どう) • (shintō or shindō) ^(←しんたう (sintau)?)
  1. Shintō, a religion indigenous to Japan that worships spirits Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-神道-ja-noun-~Nd~WI52 Disambiguation of Religion: 83 17 0 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 37 32 30
  2. the gods
    Sense id: en-神道-ja-noun-09J5AxhB Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 37 32 30
  3. the way to one's grave, the path followed by a funeral procession to deposit remains in a grave
    Sense id: en-神道-ja-noun-LSlbKrn8 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 86 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 11 76 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 12 11 78 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 37 32 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 16 13 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 10 79 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 12 10 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 伊勢神道 (Ise Shintō) (ruby: 伊勢(いせ), 神道(しんとう)), 山王神道 (Sannō Shintō) (ruby: 山王(さんのう), 神道(しんとう)), 法華神道 (Hokke Shintō) (ruby: 法華(ほっけ), 神道(しんとう)), 吉田神道 (Yoshida Shintō) (ruby: 吉田(よしだ), 神道(しんとう))

Alternative forms

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