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A2 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

神宮(じんぐう)high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine

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    1. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      1.

      high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine

    2. Noun

      2.

      Ise Grand Shrine

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    神宮 【じんぐう】

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      神宮(じんぐう)には(かみ)(まつ)られています。

      A deity is worshipped at the imperial Shinto shrine.

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      格式(かくしき)(たか)神社(じんじゃ)神宮(じんぐう)()うそうだ。

      It's said that a high status Shinto shrine is referred to as an imperial Shinto shrine.

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      熱田(あつた)神宮(じんぐう)平安(へいあん)神宮(じんぐう)明治(めいじ)神宮(じんぐう)神宮(じんぐう)である。

      Atsuta Shrine, Heian Shrine, and Meiji Shrine are all imperial Shinto shrines.

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      三重(みえ)(けん)伊勢(いせ)()にある伊勢神宮(いせじんぐう)のことを神宮(じんぐう)()ぶことがあります。

      The Ise Grand Shrine, located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, is sometimes referred to as an imperial Shinto shrine.

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      神宮(じんぐう)はそうでない神社(じんじゃ)よりも社格(しゃかく)(たか)いと()いたが、どの程度(ていど)(ちが)うのだろう?

      I heard that an imperial Shinto shrine holds a higher status than other shrines that are not, but I wonder to what extent it's different?

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