Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shinto

/ˈʃɪn.toʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: shin-to
IPA: /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

adj

Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.

Example Sentences

"The number of Shinto deities is very great. The Yengishiki enumerates 3,132 officially recognized shrines, and although the same Gods are reckoned more than once, as being worshipped in different places, still their name is legion."

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (MC zyin dawX, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (OC *hlin l'uːʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 神道, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/
British English: /ˈʃɪn.təʊ/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

Shintō (alternative)

Derived Forms

antishinto Shintoism Shintoist Shintoistic Shintoize

Synonyms

shintoist shintoistic shintoism

Rhymes With

pinto dipinto

Questions

How do you pronounce shinto?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/.
What does shinto mean?: Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
Where does shinto come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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