神しん事じ

also: かみごと · じんじ · かむこと

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

Shinto ritual; Shinto ceremony

Refers to ceremonies or rituals performed at Shinto shrines, often involving offerings, prayers, and traditional rites.

神じん社じゃで神しん事じが行おこなわれた。
A Shinto ritual was held at the shrine.
毎まい年とし、春はると秋あきに神しん事じを執とり行おこなう。
Every year, we perform Shinto ceremonies in spring and autumn.

Written forms

神事Usage100%
- しんじ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is しんじ.
- かみごと
  Alternate reading, less common than しんじ but still used.
- じんじ
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana reading; included for recognition of older texts.
- かむこと
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana reading; included for recognition of older texts.
じんじ
out-dated reading
かみごと
かむこと
out-dated reading

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
事matter, thing, fact

Similar words

祭まつり
祭り is a broader term for festivals, often including secular celebrations, while 神事 specifically denotes religious Shinto rituals.
儀ぎ式しき
儀式 is a general term for ceremonies or rites of any kind, not limited to Shinto.

Etymology

Compound of 神 (kami, 'god, deity') and 事 (koto, 'thing, matter'). The reading しんじ is the on'yomi, while かみごと is a kun'yomi compound. The term has been used since ancient times to refer to Shinto religious observances.