Meaning

Primary

Yasukuni Shrine

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You already know that 神社 means "shinto shrine," so add peaceful and country to it and you get a shrine that calls for the peace of the entire country. It's Yasukuni Shrine. If you watch the news you know that this name and everything it stands for is always a topic of current debates.

Reading

やすくにじんじゃ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a combination of two words. The first two kanji take the kun'yomi readings and the second two are the jukugo word 神社. You already learned all of these readings, so you should already be able to read this word!

Context

Context Sentences

靖国神社に参拝したことはありますか。

Have you ever visited Yasukuni Shrine?

Kanji Composition