神木
Chinese
God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
tree; wood | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (神木) |
神 | 木 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shénmù
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shénmù
- Wade–Giles: shên2-mu4
- Yale: shén-mù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernmuh
- Palladius: шэньму (šɛnʹmu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən³⁵ mu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san4 muk6
- Yale: sàhn muhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: san4 muk9
- Guangdong Romanization: sen4 mug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²¹ mʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-bo̍k
- Tâi-lô: sîn-bo̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: sinbok
- IPA (Xiamen): /sin²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sin²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /sin²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
神木
Proper noun
神木
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 木 |
| しん Grade: 3 |
ぼく Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
Possibly from Middle Chinese 神木 (MC zyin muwk, literally “god + tree”). Compare modern Min Nan reading sîn-bo̍k. The Japanese term uses the kan'on, suggesting a later borrowing.
Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan as a compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as 神 (shin, “god, spirit”) + 木 (boku, “tree”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しんぼく [shìńbókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) しんぼく [shíꜜǹbòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕĩmbo̞kɯ̟]
Noun
神木 • (shinboku)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 木 |
| かむ > かん Grade: 3 |
き Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
/kamuki/ → /kaɴki/
From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 神 (kamu, “god, spirit”, ancient combining reading) + 木 (ki, “tree”).[2] Appears with the older kamuki phonetic rendering in the Man'yōshū poetry compilation completed in 759 CE.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kã̠ŋʲkʲi]
Noun
神木 • (kanki)
- (obsolete) (see shinboku above)
Usage notes
Superseded by the shinboku reading above.
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 木 |
| さか Grade: 3 |
き Grade: 1 |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
Alternative spelling of 榊 (sakaki) as jukujikun (熟字訓), likely based on a partial decomposition of the 榊 character into its 神 and 木 components.
Pronunciation
Noun
神木 • (sakaki)
- (rare) a sakaki tree (Cleyera japonica)