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御神体
御神体
ご神体
Reading
Kana:
ごしんたい
Romaji:
goshintai
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
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
御
Readings:
ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings:
honorable, manipulate, govern
神
Readings:
シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings:
gods, mind, soul
体
Readings:
タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings:
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images