神しん話わ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to traditional stories about gods, heroes, or the origins of a people, as well as the study of such stories.

〈事こと〉という神しん話わthe myth/misconception that ~
この技ぎ術じゅつは完全かんぺきに安あん全ぜんだという神しん話わが崩くずれた。
The myth that this technology is completely safe has fallen apart.
神しん話わが崩くずれるfor a (widely believed) myth to collapse
終しゅう身しん雇こ用ようの神しん話わはもう崩くずれている。
The myth of lifetime employment has already collapsed.
神しん話わを信しんじるto believe in a myth
昔むかしの人ひと々びとは神かみ々がみの神しん話わを信しんじていた。
People in ancient times believed in the myths of the gods.
神しん話わに登とう場じょうするto appear in a myth
ゼウスはギリシャ神しん話わに登とう場じょうする神かみだ。
Zeus is a god who appears in Greek mythology.

伝でん説せつN1
伝説 is a legend often rooted in real history or people, while 神話 specifically involves gods or the supernatural origins of the world.
昔むかし話ばなしN1
昔話 is a folktale told mainly for entertainment or moral lessons, whereas 神話 is a sacred narrative explaining origins of gods or the world.
レジェンド
神話 specifically means a mythological or religious tale, whereas レジェンド can refer more broadly to any legendary story, place, or person.

民みん話わN1
神話 is a myth involving gods and the origins of the world, while 民話 is a folk tale about everyday people, animals, or local customs; the two words sound similar but differ in content and register.

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Sino-Japanese compound of 神 (shin, 'god, deity') and 話 (wa, 'story, talk').