古神道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	神	道
こ Grade: 2	しん Grade: 3	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
古神道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 古 (ko, “old”) +‎ 神道 (shintō, “Shintō”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こし​んとー [kòshíꜜǹtòò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɕĩnto̞ː]

Proper noun

古(こ)神(しん)道(とう) • (Koshintō) ^{←こしんたう (kosintau)?}

1. (religion, Shinto) a reconstruction of Shintō as practiced originally before any influence from Buddhism or Confucianism

   This focuses on Shintō as expressed mainly in classical writings such as the Kojiki; the Nihon Shoki; records of court ceremony, laws, and customs written by members of the Fujiwara clan in the 900s through 1100s CE, primarily the Engishiki, and the Daiki (台記) memoirs of Fujiwara no Yorinaga; and the Man'yōshū.