神棚

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神棚 (kamidana): a typical household kamidana.
Kanji in this term
かみ
Grade: 3
たな > だな
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
神棚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (kami, god, deity, spirit) +‎ (tana, shelf).[1][2]

The tana changes to dana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(かみ)(だな) (kamidana

  1. (Shinto) a household Shinto altar, consisting primarily of a shelf where the household may place any charms or other shrine items

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN