Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 神話(しんわ) in Japanese

神話
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
しんわ
Romaji
shinwa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    myth; legend
    Example sentence
    なぜか景気良いときには日本神話ちなんだ名前が付けられています。 For some reason economic booms have names taken from Japanese mythology given to them.

Examples of 神話, しんわ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

9 strokes

gods, mind, soul

On'Yomi: シン, ジン

Kun'Yomi: かみ, かん-, こう-

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JLPT 5

13 strokes

tale, talk

On'Yomi: ワ

Kun'Yomi: はな.す, はなし

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10 strokes

spirit

On'Yomi: シン, ジン

Kun'Yomi: かみ, こう, たましい

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