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習合 (しゅうごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
syncretism
Primarily used in religious studies to describe the blending of different beliefs or practices, especially in Japanese contexts like the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism (神仏習合).
この 地ち 域いき で は 、 キリスト 教きょう と 現げん 地ち の 信しん 仰こう が 習しゅう 合ごう し た 独どく 特とく の 儀ぎ 式しき が 見み られる 。
In this region, unique rituals can be seen where Christianity and local beliefs have syncretized.
Similar words 融ゆう 合ごう 融合 is a general term for fusion or blending, used in science, culture, and everyday contexts, while 習合 is a specialized term for religious syncretism.
混こん 交こう 混交 means mixture or intermingling, often of physical or abstract things, without the specific religious connotation of 習合.
Etymology Composed of 習 (learn, practice) and 合 (combine, fit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the blending of religious traditions.
