招しょう魂こん社しゃ

noun

shrine for war dead spirits

A Shinto shrine dedicated to the spirits of those who died in war. Historically, many were established after the Meiji period; some later became Yasukuni-style shrines.

• 招しょう魂こん社しゃは戦せん没ぼつ者しゃの霊れいを祀まつるために建たてられた。

  The Shōkonsha was built to enshrine the spirits of the war dead.