Word Meaning 鎮守

ちんじゅ chinju

鎮守 is read as ちんじゅ (chinju) and means local Shinto deity.

Meaning

English

  1. local Shinto deity
  2. tutelary god

Reading

Kana

ちんじゅ

Romaji

chinju

Writing Variants

  • 鎮主 ちんじゅ chinju

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 10816 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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鎮守府

ちんじゅふ

military base (for suppressing Emishi; in ancient Japan)

鎮守の森

ちんじゅのもり

grove of the village shrine

鎮守社

ちんじゅしゃ

Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area

鎮守の神

ちんじゅのかみ

local deity

鎮魂

ちんこん

ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

鎮痛剤

ちんつうざい

analgesic

鎮圧

ちんあつ

suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.)

鎮定

ちんてい

suppression (e.g. of a rebellion)

鎮火

ちんか

extinguishing

鎮座

ちんざ

enshrinement

鎮静

ちんせい

calm

鎮護国家

ちんごこっか

spiritual protection of the state