御ご神しん体たい

noun

shintai; sacred object of worship

In Shinto, a physical object (such as a mirror, sword, or jewel) housed in a shrine and believed to contain the spirit of a deity. The term is honorific.

See also: 神体

• 神じん社じゃの御ご神しん体たいは、一いっ般ぱんの人ひとが直ちょく接せつ見みることはできません。

  The shintai of a shrine cannot be viewed directly by ordinary people.

• この神じん社じゃの御ご神しん体たいは鏡かがみだと伝つたえられています。

  The shintai of this shrine is said to be a mirror.