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See also: Jinja
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 神社 (じんじゃ, jinja), from Middle Chinese 神社, from Old Chinese 神社 (“sacrificial altar, shrine”), from 神 (*hlin, “deity, divine”) + 社 (*ɦljaːʔ, “Earth deity [and altar]”). Cognate with Mandarin 神社 (shénshè, “shrine”).
Noun[edit]
jinja (plural jinjas or jinja)
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
jinja
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