神道

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 神道 is a noun read しんとう, referring to Shinto, Japan's indigenous tradition of beliefs and rituals.
• Basic usage: It appears when learning about Shinto rituals or explaining the relationship between Shinto and local culture.
  • 資料館で神道の祭礼について学んだ。 describes learning about Shinto rituals at a museum; その本は神道と地域文化の関係を説明している。 says that the book explains the relationship between Shinto and local culture.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 神道の祭礼
  • の links the rituals to the Shinto tradition.
• 神道と地域文化
  • と joins Shinto and local culture as the two sides of the relationship.
• 神道 and 仏教
  • 神道 denotes the Japanese tradition centered on kami and ritual, while 仏教 denotes Buddhism.