式神
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Japanese
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| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 式 | 神 |
| しき Grade: 3 |
じん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 式神 (kyūjitai) 識神 |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 式 | 神 |
| しき Grade: 3 |
かみ > がみ Grade: 3 |
| jūbakoyomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 式神 (kyūjitai) 識神 |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 式 (shiki, “ceremony”) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The kami changes to gami due to rendaku (連濁).
Alternately, compound of 式 (shiki, “ceremony”) + 神 (jin, “god, spirit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) しきがみ [shìkígámí] (Heiban – [0])
- (Tokyo) しきがみ [shìkíꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA(key): [ɕikʲiɡa̠mʲi]
Noun
[edit]式神 or 式神 • (shikigami or shikijin)
- A kind of familiar spirit, summoned-up in service as a servant to the will of a practitioner of the onmyōdō (陰陽道) religion, very much like a western familiar.
See also
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Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 式 read as しき
- Japanese terms spelled with 神 read as じん
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms spelled with 神 read as かみ
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with jūbakoyomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Mythological creatures
- ja:Personifications
- ja:Japanese mythology