noun
yashiro
noun
1
A Shinto shrine.
"The village yashiro sat quietly among the cedar trees."
How to Use Yashiro
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Japanese word for a Shinto shrine.
Word Forms
yashiro plural
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Etymology
From the Japanese word 社 (yashiro), referring to a Shinto place of worship.