Word Meaning 晋山

しんざん shinzan

晋山 is read as しんざん (shinzan) and means taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple.

Meaning

English

taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple

Reading

Kana

しんざん

Romaji

shinzan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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晋書

しんじょ

History of the Jin Dynasty

富士山

ふじさん

Mount Fuji

沢山

たくさん

enough

比叡山

ひえいざん

Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

霊山

れいざん

sacred mountain

岡山

おかやま

Okayama (city, prefecture)

子沢山

こだくさん

many children

松山

まつやま

Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

沢山

だくさん

enough

熊野三山

くまのさんざん

three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

もっと沢山

もっとたくさん

a lot more

里地里山

さとちさとやま

mountain villages and neighbouring agricultural, forest, etc. areas

Example Sentences

晋山式は明日行われます。

しんざんしきはあしたおこなわれます。

The ceremony of installing a new head priest will be held tomorrow.

新しい住職の晋山を祝う。

あたらしいじゅうしょくのしんざんをいわう。

We celebrate the installation of the new head priest.