also: じにん
noun
gods and men; gods and humans
Only with reading しんじん
Refers to the collective of divine beings and human beings, often in a mythological or religious context.
神話では、神人が共に戦ったと伝えられている。
In mythology, it is said that gods and men fought together.
noun
godlike person; person as powerful as a god; person as refined as a god
Only with reading しんじん
Describes a person of extraordinary power, refinement, or divine-like quality. Often used in a figurative or poetic sense.
彼の演奏はまさに神人の域に達している。
His performance has truly reached the level of a godlike person.
noun
low-ranking Shinto priest
Archaic term for a low-ranking Shinto priest. The reading じにん is historically associated with this sense.
中世の神社では、神人が祭祀を補佐していた。
At medieval shrines, low-ranking Shinto priests assisted in rituals.
Compound of 神 (god) and 人 (person). The reading じにん is an older Sino-Japanese reading variant preserved in the archaic priest sense.