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神異 (しんい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神しん異い

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Meanings

1

noun

divine power; mysterious thing

Refers to supernatural or divine power, or something mysterious and wondrous. Often used in religious or mythological contexts.

その神じん社じゃには神しん異いな力ちからが宿やどると言いわれている。
It is said that a divine power resides in that shrine.
彼かれは神しん異いの体たい験けんを語かたった。
He recounted an experience of a mysterious thing.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
異uncommon, different, queerness

Similar words

神しん秘ぴ
神秘 is more common and means 'mystery' or 'something mysterious', while 神異 emphasizes divine or supernatural power.
霊れい異い
霊異 also refers to mysterious or spiritual phenomena, but 神異 specifically implies divine or godly power.

Etymology

Compound of 神 (divine) and 異 (strange, unusual). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with divine or supernatural power.