jinja

See also: Jinja

English
Ise Shrine in Japan.

Etymology

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

Noun

jinja (plural jinjas or jinja)

  1. A Shinto place of worship.

Japanese

Romanization

jinja

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じんじゃ
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