shinto
神道
解説 Definition
日本固有の多神教的な宗教。自然や祖先への崇拝を中心とし、神社での参拝が特徴的。
Japan's indigenous religious tradition, centered on reverence for kami, ritual purity, shrines, festivals, nature, and ancestral connections. Shinto has no single founder or universally binding scripture and often coexists with other religious practices in Japanese life.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「神道」が英語に入った固有名で、通常は Shinto と大文字で書きます。「神社＝shrine」「鳥居＝torii」「神＝kami」と語彙を場面ごと結び付け、Shinto shrine、Shinto ritual という連語で覚えましょう。教義中心の religion というより、清浄、祭祀、自然や祖先への崇敬に関わる日本の伝統として説明されます。
The word is borrowed directly from Japanese 神道 and is normally capitalized as Shinto in English. Build a small scene around it: a Shinto shrine, a torii gate, kami, ritual purification, and a festival. These concrete associations are more useful than treating the term as merely another word for “religion.” Remember common combinations such as Shinto shrine, Shinto ritual, and Shinto priest. The tradition emphasizes relationships with kami and purity practices, and many people participate in its customs without describing themselves through exclusive religious membership.
例文
Shinto shrines can be found throughout Japan, often marked by iconic red torii gates.
神道の神社は日本各地にあり、象徴的な赤い鳥居が目印になっています。
Shinto rituals emphasize purity and the reverence of nature spirits called kami.
神道の儀式は、清浄さと神と呼ばれる自然の精霊への崇敬を重視しています。
Many Japanese people visit Shinto shrines during New Year to pray for good fortune.
多くの日本人は、幸運を祈るために正月に神社を参拝します。
shinto の類義語・関連語
shinto の語源・成り立ち Etymology
日本語「神道（しんとう）」がそのまま英語に借用された語。「神の道」を意味し、神は古代日本語のカミ、道は中国語の道（タオ）に通じる。英語ではShintoまたはShintoismとして19世紀頃から使われ、日本固有の宗教を指す。関連語：bushido（武士道）、judo（柔道）。
English Shinto is borrowed from Japanese shintō, written 神道. The characters literally represent “deity or spirit” and “way,” giving the conventional interpretation “the way of the kami.” The Sino-Japanese term helped distinguish Japan's native traditions from Buddhism after Buddhism entered Japan. Shinto and the expanded form Shintoism later became established in European-language descriptions of Japanese religion, although Shinto is generally the preferred name.
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