How to say shrine in Japanese

社【やしろyashiro】: noun:
shrine (usually Shinto)

Example Sentences

お宮参りomiyamairi でde 訪れたotozureta 大西oonishi 幸治kouji さんsan(40)、由希yuki 恵megumi さんsan(34)夫妻fusai はha「子どもkodomo がga 健やかにsukoyakani 育つsodatsu ことkoto をwo 祈りましたinorimashita」とto 話していたhanashiteita。: The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily."
初詣hatsumoude、ご利益goriyaku がga あるaru のno はha どこdoko のno 神社jinja？: New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?
「聞いたkiita よyo、光一kouichi」「まあmaa 皆までいうなminamadeiuna ってtte。分かってるwakatteru。神社jinja のno 夏祭りnatsumatsuri のno一件でしょdesho？」: "I've heard about it, Koichi" "You don't need to say anything more, I know. It's the summer festival incident at the shrine, right?"
「ところでtokorode 神社jinja をwo 知っていますshitteimasu かka？」「軽くkaruku 触れるfureru 程度teido にはniha。信仰shinkou 対象taishou となったtonatta 存在sonzai、いわゆるiwayuru ところtokoro のno 神格shinkaku をwo 祭るmatsuru 礼拝reihai 施設shisetsu ねne」: "By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."
霊rei はha この世のkonoyono どこにもdokonimo いらっしゃいますirasshaimasu。このkono 学園gakuen はha おo 社sha のno 跡地atochi にni 作られていますtsukurareteimasu のでnode、特にtokuni お集まりoatsumari になるninaru 傾向keikou がga ありますarimasu。: Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.

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