Shinto shrine in Japanese 🇯🇵

じんじゃ info.

じんじゃ (jinja)

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Picture a Shinto shrine (a place of worship in Japan) and associate it with the sound "jin-ja."
– Break down the word: "jin" could remind you of "divine" or "spiritual beings" and "ja" might remind you of "place."
– Visualize the torii gate, a common structure at the entrance of Shinto shrines, and link it to the word "jinja."

Explanations:
– 'じんじゃ' (jinja) directly translates to 'Shinto shrine' in English. Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami (Shinto gods).
– It's a noun used to refer to a Shinto sacred place.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 神社 (jinja): This is the kanji representation of じんじゃ, meaning the same thing.
– 社 (yashiro): An older and less commonly used term for a Shinto shrine.
– 宮 (miya): Another term that can be used for some larger or more significant shrines.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– No significant slang uses of じんじゃ exist. It strictly refers to Shinto shrines.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 週末にじんじゃを訪れました。
– Shūmatsu ni jinja o otozuremaa.
– I visited the Shinto shrine over the weekend.

2. じんじゃでお祭りが開催されます。
– Jinja de omatsuri ga kaisai saremasu.
– A festival will be held at the shrine.

3. 正月には多くの人がじんじゃに行きます。
– Shōgatsu ni wa ōku no hito ga jinja ni ikimasu.
– Many people go to the shrine during the New Year.

4. この町には古いじんじゃがあります。
– Kono machi ni wa furui jinja ga arimasu.
– There is an old shrine in this town.

5. 彼はじんじゃの歴史に興味があります。
– Kare wa jinja no rekishi ni kyōmi ga arimasu.
– He is interested in the history of Shinto shrines.

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