"鎮守" meaning in Japanese

See 鎮守 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [t͡ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨ] Forms: 鎮守 [canonical] (ruby: (ちん), (じゅ)), Chinju [romanization], 鎭守 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ちんじゅ}} 鎮(ちん)守(じゅ) • (Chinju)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-鎮守-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 73 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 69 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 57 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 67 33

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨ] Forms: 鎮守 [canonical] (ruby: (ちん), (じゅ)), chinju [romanization], 鎭守 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ちんじゅ}} 鎮(ちん)守(じゅ) • (chinju)
  1. local Shinto deity, village deity
    Sense id: en-鎮守-ja-noun-8-Iu-CC6 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 45 55
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "鎮守",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "鎮",
          "ちん"
        ],
        [
          "守",
          "じゅ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chinju",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "鎭守",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "45 55",
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        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "45 55",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In rural areas there were shops for market days or festivals for the village god.",
          "ref": "1935, 寺田寅彦, 自由画稿",
          "roman": "Inaka de wa chinju no matsuri ya ichibi no baiten ga atta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "田舎",
              "いなか"
            ],
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              "鎮守",
              "ちんじゅ"
            ],
            [
              "祭",
              "まつ"
            ],
            [
              "市日",
              "いちび"
            ],
            [
              "売店",
              "ばいてん"
            ]
          ],
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          "translation": "In rural areas there were shops for market days or festivals for the village god."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "Shinto",
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        ],
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          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
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          "village",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ちんじゅ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "鎮守"
}

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      ]
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "73 27",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨ]"
    }
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    "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 守 read as しゅ",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 鎮 read as ちん",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
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          "ref": "1935, 寺田寅彦, 自由画稿",
          "roman": "Inaka de wa chinju no matsuri ya ichibi no baiten ga atta.",
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            [
              "田舎",
              "いなか"
            ],
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              "鎮守",
              "ちんじゅ"
            ],
            [
              "祭",
              "まつ"
            ],
            [
              "市日",
              "いちび"
            ],
            [
              "売店",
              "ばいてん"
            ]
          ],
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        }
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          "Shinto",
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        ]
      ]
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      "other": "ちんじゅ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "鎮守"
}

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    "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
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      "form": "鎮守",
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        ],
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          "守",
          "じゅ"
        ]
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨ]"
    }
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}

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