Word Meaning 神道
神道 is read as しんとう (shintou) and means Shinto.
Meaning
English
- Shinto
- Shintoism
Reading
Kana
しんとう
Romaji
shintou
Writing Variants
- 神道 しんどう shindou
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12一実神道
いちじつしんとう
Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
神道十三派
しんとうじゅうさんぱ
the thirteen sects of Sect Shinto (Fuso-kyo, Taisha-kyo, Jikko-kyo, Konko-kyo, Kurozumi-kyo, Misogi-kyo, Ontake-kyo, Shinri-kyo, Shinshu-kyo, Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taikyo, Taisei-kyo, Tenri-kyo)
神風
かみかぜ
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
Example Sentences
6神道でいう神は無数にあり、初めは自然物や自然現象をも神としていた。
All natural objects and phenomena used to be considered as having kami, so the gods of Shinto were uncountably numerous.
神道も仏教も、宗教というより日常的な習慣のようなものになっているからです。
That's because Shintoism and Buddhism are practiced in their daily customs instead of as their religion.
「なんて言ってるの？」「祝詞も知らないのか？」「祝詞？」「神道の呪文のようなもん」
"What is she saying?" "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."
12月24日から10日間、たいていの日本人はキリスト教、仏教、神道と教えを変遷していく。
Throughout the 10 days following December 24th, many Japanese people will quickly shift from Christian to Buddhist to Shinto teachings.
神道の最も大事な行事は初詣で、多くの人々が新年に神社に詣で、1年の幸福と健康を祈ります。
The most important Shinto event takes place in the New Year, when millions of people visit shrines to pray for happiness and a healthy year.
神道も仏教も、日本では宗教と言うよりも日常的な習慣の一種のようになってしまっているのです。
That's because Shintoism and Buddhism are practiced in their daily customs instead of as their religion.