Word Meaning 鎮守の神

ちんじゅのかみ chinju no kami

鎮守の神 is read as ちんじゅのかみ (chinju no kami) and means local deity.

Meaning

English

  1. local deity
  2. guardian god

Reading

Kana

ちんじゅのかみ

Romaji

chinju no kami

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 143189 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鎮魂帰神

ちんこんきしん

return to the divine through spiritual quietude

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

守護神

しゅごじん

guardian deity

守り神

まもりがみ

guardian deity

神の留守

かみのるす

absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)

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)