神隠し

See also: 神隱

Japanese
Kanji in this term
神 隠
かみ
Grade: 3		 かく > がく
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
神隱し (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
神 隠
かみ
Grade: 3		 かく
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
神隱し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “being hidden by a kami, a god”.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かみか​くし [kàmíkáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) かみが​くし [kàmígáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲika̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲiɡa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]

Noun

神(かみ)隠(かく)し or 神(かみ)隠(がく)し • (kamikakushi or kamigakushi) 

  1. A mysterious disappearance; being spirited away.
    『千(せん)と千(ち)尋(ひろ)の神隠(かみかく)し』
    “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi”
    “The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro” (Spirited Away)

See also
  • 神(かみ)隠(がく)る (kamigakuru)
  • 神(かみ)隠(がく)れ (kamigakure)
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