also: しんき
noun
mysterious turtle; auspicious turtle
Only with reading しんき
Rare term for a mythical turtle believed to be an omen of good luck. Restricted to the reading しんき.
古い文献に「神亀」が瑞兆として記されている。
In old documents, 'shinki' is recorded as an auspicious omen.
noun
Jinki era; Shinki era
Japanese era name spanning 724–729 CE. Both じんき and しんき readings exist, but じんき is the standard era reading.
神亀年間にこの寺が建立された。
This temple was built during the Jinki era.
Standard kanji form for the era name; reading じんき is the primary era reading.
Alternate reading for the mythical turtle sense; marked rare.
From 神 (divine) and 亀 (turtle). The era name derives from the mythical auspicious turtle.