御神体

ご神体

Reading

Kana: ごしんたい
Romaji: goshintai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

(Shinto term)
Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
See also: 神体

Kanji

Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images