Japanese symbol for “myth”
神話
しんわ
Romaji: shinwa
myth; mythology
In Japanese, myth is 神話, read しんわ (shinwa).
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Meanings
- n myth; mythology
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “myth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ミス | ミス misu | myth |
| 作り話 | つくりばなし tsukuribanashi | fiction; made-up story; fable |
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 |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe |
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 話題 | わだい wadai | topic; subject |
| 会話 | かいわ kaiwa | conversation; talk; chat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “myth”.
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.