Word Meaning 鎮守の杜

ちんじゅのもり chinju no mori

鎮守の杜 is read as ちんじゅのもり (chinju no mori) and means grove of the village shrine.

Meaning

English

  1. grove of the village shrine

Reading

Kana

ちんじゅのもり

Romaji

chinju no mori

Writing Variants

  • 鎮守の森 ちんじゅのもり chinju no mori

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 142291 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鎮守

ちんじゅ

local Shinto deity

鎮守府

ちんじゅふ

military base (for suppressing Emishi; in ancient Japan)

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