also: かみごと · じんじ · かむこと
Shinto ritual; Shinto ceremony
Refers to ceremonies or rituals performed at Shinto shrines, often involving offerings, prayers, and traditional rites.
A Shinto ritual was held at the shrine.
毎年、春と秋に神事を執り行う。
Every year, we perform Shinto ceremonies in spring and autumn.
神事 is the modern standard word for a Shinto ritual, while 神業 read かみわざ is an archaic term for the same thing that today almost always instead means a superhuman feat.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is しんじ.
Alternate reading, less common than しんじ but still used.
Obsolete kana reading; included for recognition of older texts.
Obsolete kana reading; included for recognition of older texts.
Compound of 神 (kami, 'god, deity') and 事 (koto, 'thing, matter'). The reading しんじ is the on'yomi, while かみごと is a kun'yomi compound. The term has been used since ancient times to refer to Shinto religious observances.