神仏分離

しんぶつぶんり

Meanings

1. Noun separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period) See also: 神仏習合 (しんぶつしゅうごう).

Kanji

• 神 god. Read as シン.
• 仏 Buddha. Read as ブツ.
• 分 part. Read as ブン.
• 離 apart. Read as リ.

Word lists

• Buddhism
• Shinto

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