神道(しんとう)

神道(しんとう) is Japan's indigenous spiritual tradition.

Related words

• 神道(しんとう)式(しき): Shinto-style (ceremony)
• 神主(かんぬし): Shinto priest
• 巫女(みこ): shrine maiden
• 神(かみ) (kami): spirits/deities
• 神社(じんじゃ): Shinto shrine
• 鳥居(とりい): shrine gate (torii)
• 祭(まつ)り: festivals

Cultural note

• Many Japanese practice both 神道(しんとう) and 仏教(ぶっきょう) (Buddhism)
• Shinto-style weddings (神前式(しんぜんしき)) are one traditional choice
• Funerals typically follow 仏教(ぶっきょう) traditions

Watch out

Do not confuse with 浸透(しんとう) (permeation, infiltration), which has the same reading.