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神祇省 (じんぎしょう, jingishou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神じん祇ぎ省しょう

Meanings

1

Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)

obsolete term

Obsolete historical term for a short-lived Meiji-era government ministry overseeing Shinto affairs.

神じん祇ぎ省しょうは明めい治じ初しょ期きに設せっ置ちされたが、すぐに廃はい止しされた。
The Ministry of Divinities was established in the early Meiji period but was soon abolished.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
祇national or local god, peaceful, great
省government ministry, conserve, omit

Etymology

Compound of 神祇 (jingi, 'gods of heaven and earth; Shinto deities') and 省 (shō, 'ministry'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the term is a proper name for a specific government body.