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Kanji for Shrine
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “shrine”: 祢、宮、禰. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
shrine
An ancestral shrine; reverence for those who came before.
9 strokes On reading ネ、デイ、ナイ (ne, dei, nai)
Dictionary meanings: ancestral shrine
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ne
shrine
A shrine or palace; something sacred and noble.
10 strokes On reading キュウ、グウ、ク (kyuu, guu, ku) Kun reading みや (miya) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kyuu, ku, gu, mi, miya
In Japan it appears in about 157 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 宮: Grace 宮麗寿 · Glen 宮蓮 · Grit 宮里斗 · Glenn 宮蓮 · Glynis 宮里仁寿 · Gracie 宮怜詩 · Graham 宮良葉夢 · Gregor 宮怜香瑠 · Gustaf 宮寿太風 · Gustav 宮寿太風 · Grazyna 宮良志奈 · Gunawan 宮奈和 and 30 more
shrine
An ancestral shrine; respect for one's roots.
18 strokes On reading ネ、デイ、ナイ (ne, dei, nai)
Dictionary meanings: ancestral shrine
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ne
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