神道 (Shén dào) — (Chinese folk religion) the way of gods and spirits; beliefs about ghostly and divine influences; (architecture) tomb passage; the path leading to a burial mound; (Japanese religion) Shinto
Definition
One word, three distinct senses: (1) Chinese folk beliefs about gods/spirits, (2) the stone path leading to a tomb, (3) Japanese Shinto. Context (Chinese vs Japanese subject matter, architecture vs religion) picks the right sense.
noun
(Chinese folk religion) the way of gods and spiritsbeliefs about ghostly and divine influences(architecture) tomb passagethe path leading to a burial mound(Japanese religion) Shinto
Examples
- 神道。Zhōng guó gǔ dài de Shén dào xìn yǎng yǐng xiǎng le mín jiān wén huà.Ancient Chinese beliefs about the way of spirits influenced folk culture.
- 神道。Zhè zuò líng mù de Shén dào liǎng páng yǒu shí shòu.There are stone animals on both sides of the tomb passage of this mausoleum.
- 神道。Rì běn Shén dào qiáng diào duì zì rán de chóng bài.Japanese Shinto emphasizes the worship of nature.
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