jinja

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English

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Ise Shrine in Japan.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 神社 (じんじゃ, jinja), from Middle Chinese 神社, from Old Chinese 神社 (sacrificial altar, shrine), from (*hlin, deity, divine) +‎ (*ɦljaːʔ, Earth deity [and altar]). Cognate with Mandarin 神社 (shénshè, shrine).

Noun

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jinja (plural jinjas or jinja)

  1. A Shinto place of worship.

Japanese

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Romanization

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jinja

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じんじゃ