Shén dào jiàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Shinto
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Original source entry:

神道教 神道教 [Shen2 dao4 jiao4] /Shinto/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 神
    shén

    god; deity / supernatural; magical; mysterious / spirit; mind; energy / lively; expressive / look; expression / (coll.) awesome; amazing

  • 道
    dào

    road; path (CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ]) / (bound form) way; reason; principle / (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization / (Daoism) the Way; the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)

  • 教
    jiāo

    to teach; to instruct

    jiào

    (bound form) to teach; to instruct / a religion / to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)

    Jiào

    surname Jiao

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