noun
jinja
Jinja (noun) means a building where people practise the Shinto religion.
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A building where people practise the Shinto religion.
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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”).
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"jinja" (noun) means a building where people practise the Shinto religion.
