Japanese symbol for “ambrosia”
神漿
しんしょう
Romaji: shinshou
ambrosia (drink conferring immortality)
In Japanese, ambrosia is 神漿, read しんしょう (shinshou).
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Meanings
- n ambrosia (drink conferring immortality)
- n drink used as an offering (to the gods)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | God; god; deity |
| 神話 | しんわ shinwa | myth; mythology |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe |
| 血漿 | けっしょう kesshou | plasma; blood plasma |
| 脳漿 | のうしょう noushou | spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ambrosia”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.