神宮

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神宮 is a Japanese term typically referring to a grand Shinto shrine of special significance, often associated with the imperial family or major deities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
平安神宮 1
神宮 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese term
Shinto religious term
associatedWith Japanese culture
Japanese religion
Shinto
category Japanese honorific religious titles
Shinto shrine terminology
contrastedWith 一般的な神社 (ordinary jinja shrines)
denotes shrine directly dedicated to important kami
etymologyComponent 宮 (miya, palace or shrine)
神 (kami, deity)
hasKanji
hasReading じんぐう (jingū)
linked to: jingū
hasUsageContext imperial household shrines
names of important shrines
nationally significant shrines
isComponentOfName 伊勢神宮
linked to: Ise Grand Shrine

平安神宮
linked to: 神宮

明治神宮
linked to: Meiji Shrine

熱田神宮
香取神宮
鹿島神宮
oftenAssociatedWith imperial family
kami
major Shinto deities
refersTo Shinto shrine of special significance
grand Shinto shrine
semanticField Japanese imperial institution
religion
shrines
usedInLanguage Japanese
writingSystem Kanji

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

jingū writtenInJapanese 神宮
神宮 isComponentOfName 平安神宮
linked to: 神宮