神しん官かん

also: かんづかさ · かみづかさ · かむづかさ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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A priest serving at a Shinto shrine. The term is somewhat formal; in everyday speech, 神主 (かんぬし) is more common.

He works as a Shinto priest at the shrine.

神しん官かんが祝詞のりとをあげた。

The Shinto priest recited a norito prayer.

〈場ば所しょ〉の神しん官かんになるto become a priest of a shrine
彼かれは地じ元もとの神じん社じゃの神しん官かんになった。
He became a priest at the local shrine.
神しん官かんを務つとめるto serve as a Shinto priest
彼かれは長なが年ねんその神じん社じゃで神しん官かんを務つとめている。
He has served as the priest at that shrine for many years.

神かん主ぬしN1
神主 is the everyday, casual word for a Shinto priest, while 神官 is a more formal term often used in official or historical contexts.
宮ぐう司じ
宮司 specifically denotes the chief priest of a shrine, a higher rank than the general term 神官.

巫女みこ
巫女 refers to a shrine maiden who performs ritual dances and assists at ceremonies, whereas 神官 is a male priest who conducts the religious rites.

名めいN2
counter for people (honorific) · first name; given name · famous; great; noted · name; title · noun (grammar)

A Sino-Japanese compound of 神 “deity” and 官 “official.” In modern Japanese it denotes a Shinto priest.

神司Usage1%

かんづかさ

Archaic native reading; not used in modern Japanese.

かみづかさ

Archaic native reading; not used in modern Japanese.

かむづかさ

Archaic native reading; not used in modern Japanese.