神木

Noun

 * 1) sacred tree

Etymology 1


Possibly from. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading sîn-bo̍k. The Japanese term uses the kan'on, suggesting a later borrowing.

Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan as a compound of 🇨🇬-derived elements, as +.

Noun

 * 1) a sacred or holy tree

Etymology 2
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From. Originally a compound of. Appears with the older kamuki phonetic rendering in the  poetry compilation completed in 759 CE.

Noun

 * 1)  (see shinboku above)

Usage notes
Superseded by the shinboku reading above.

Etymology 3
Alternative spelling of as, likely based on a partial decomposition of the  character into its  and  components.

Noun

 * 1)  a sakaki tree