神棚

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • (Shinto) a household Shinto altar, consisting primarily of a shelf where the household may place any charms or other shrine items

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 神 (god, spirit, deity, honorific prefix used in spiritual contexts, God, Shinto god, study) + Japanese 棚 (shelf, shelving).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

shelf, shelving

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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