also: じんみょう
noun
name of a god; divine name
Refers to the proper name of a deity in Shinto or other religious contexts.
この神社の祭神の神名は古事記に記されている。
The name of the deity enshrined here is recorded in the Kojiki.
noun
name of a shrine
Used for the official name of a Shinto shrine.
神名帳には全国の神社の神名が列挙されている。
The shrine name register lists the names of shrines across the country.
Compound of 神 (shin, 'god') and 名 (mei, 'name'). The reading じんみょう is a less common variant, possibly influenced by older or dialectal readings.