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Meaning of shintai | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A physical object (either natural or man-made) worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as a repository for spirits or kami.

Examples

“But Ryōtora had definitely moved a shintai during the makeshift festival – and it must have been Saiun-nushi’s, because Sekken couldn’t imagine the shugenja could call a kami into a foreign vessel without noticing.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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