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神話 (しんわ): myth, legend — Japanese vocabulary

神話 is read しんわ and means "myth, legend". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

神話

Reading
しんわ · shinwa
Translation
myth, legend
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
しんわが

Example

どの民族も独自の神話を持っている。

どのみんぞくもどくじのしんわをもっている。

Every nation has its own myths.

Kanji in this word

  • 神 — god, spirit
  • 話 — speak, story

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