神じん社じゃ

also: じんしゃ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

A place of worship in the Shinto religion, typically marked by a torii gate and housing one or more kami.

〈場所ばしょ〉〉の神社じんじゃに参拝さんぱいするto visit and worship at a shrine in a place
京きょう都との神じん社じゃに参さん拝ぱいした。
I visited and worshipped at a shrine in Kyoto.
神じん社じゃでお守まもりを買かうto buy a good-luck charm at a shrine
旅りょ行こうのお土産みやげに神じん社じゃでお守まもりを買かった。
I bought a good-luck charm at the shrine as a souvenir from my trip.
神じん社じゃでおみくじを引ひくto draw a fortune slip at a shrine
初はつ詣もうで神社でじんじゃでおみくじを引ひいた。
I drew a fortune slip at the shrine during the New Year's visit.
初詣はつもうでに神社じんじゃへ行いくto go to a shrine for the first shrine visit of the New Year
毎まい年とし、初はつ詣もうでに神じん社じゃへ行いく。
Every year I go to a shrine for the first visit of the New Year.

神じん宮ぐう
神社 is the general word for a Shinto shrine, while 神宮 refers to a especially prestigious shrine, often linked to the imperial family (e.g. 伊勢神宮).
宮みやN1
神社 is the general, everyday word for a Shinto shrine, while 宮 is often used specifically in the proper names of major or imperial-related shrines.
天てん満まん宮ぐう
神社 is the general word for any Shinto shrine, while 天満宮 specifically refers to a shrine enshrining Sugawara no Michizane.
社やしろN1
神社 is the everyday, general word for a Shinto shrine, while 社 (やしろ) is a more literary or archaic term often used in proper names and set phrases.

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大たい社しゃ
神社 is the general term for any Shinto shrine, while 大社 refers specifically to a large or historically prominent shrine.
社しゃ
神社 is the full word for 'Shinto shrine', while 社 is the shortened form often seen as a suffix in shrine names.
神しん殿でんN1
神社 is the whole Shinto shrine complex, while 神殿 refers to the main sanctuary building within it, or to sacred halls of other religions.

お宮みやN1
神社 is the neutral, standard word for a Shinto shrine, while お宮 is the same thing said in a more polite, everyday register.

寺てらN5
神社 is a Shinto shrine, while 寺 is a Buddhist temple; they differ in religion, architecture (torii vs. sanmon gate), and the deities or figures worshipped.
寺じ院いんN2
神社 is a Shinto shrine, whereas 寺院 is a Buddhist temple, so the two must not be confused despite both being religious sites.
お寺てら
お寺 refers to a Buddhist temple, while 神社 refers to a Shinto shrine—learners often mix up the two kinds of religious sites.
教きょう会かいN4
教会 is a Christian church, whereas 神社 is a Shinto shrine, so learners should not use them interchangeably.

社しゃ
company; firm; office · (Shinto) shrine · regional Chinese earth god; village built for such a god · counter for companies, shrines, etc. · incorporated body; corporation

Compound of 神 (shin, 'god, deity') and 社 (sha, 'shrine'). The reading じんじゃ is a regular sound change from じんしゃ.