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神託 (しんたく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神しん託たく

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Meanings

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noun

oracle; revelation; divine message

Refers to a message or prophecy believed to come from a god or divine being, often delivered through a medium or shrine.

古こ代だいギリシャでは、神しん託たくが重じゅう要ような政せい治じ的てき決けっ定ていに影えい響きょうを与あたえた。
In ancient Greece, oracles influenced important political decisions.
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Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
託consign, requesting, entrusting with

Similar words

託たく宣せん
託宣 is a more general term for a divine message or prophecy, while 神託 specifically implies a message from a god (神).
予よ言げん
予言 is a broader term for 'prediction' or 'prophecy', not necessarily of divine origin, whereas 神託 always implies a divine source.

Etymology

Compound of 神 (shin, 'god') and 託 (taku, 'entrust' or 'consign'), referring to a message entrusted by a deity.

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The shrine maiden was responsible for conveying the divine message.