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Shen is a key word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional medicine. ==Pronunciation== ''Shén'' (in rising 2nd tone) is the Modern Standard Chinese pronunciation of 神 "spirit; god, deity; spiritual, supernatural; awareness, consciousness etc". Reconstructions of ''shén'' in Middle Chinese (ca. 6th-10th centuries CE) include ''dź'jěn'' (Bernhard Karlgren, substituting ''j'' for his "yod medial"), ''źiɪn'' (Zhou Fagao), ''ʑin'' (Edwin G. Pulleyblank, "Late Middle"), and ''zyin'' (William H. Baxter). Reconstructions of ''shén'' in Old Chinese (ca. 6th-3rd centuries BCE) include *''djěn'' (Karlgren), *''zdjien'' (Zhou), *''djin'' (Li Fanggui), *''Ljin'' (Baxter), and *''m-lin'' (Axel Schuessler). Although the etymological origin of ''shen'' is uncertain, Schuessler (2007:458) notes a possible Sino-Tibetan etymology; compare Chepang ''gliŋh'' "spirit of humans". Chinese ''shen'' 神 "spirit; etc." is a loanword in East Asian languages. The Japanese ''Kanji'' 神 is pronounced ''shin'' (しん) or ''jin'' (じん) in ''On'yomi'' (Chinese reading), and ''kami'' (かみ), ''kō'' (こう), or ''tamashii'' (たましい) in ''Kun'yomi'' (Japanese reading). The Korean ''Hanja'' 神 is pronounced ''sin'' (신). The ''Zihui'' dictionary notes that 神 had a special pronunciation ''shēn'' (level 1st tone, instead of usual 2nd ''shén'') in the name Shen Shu 神荼, one of two "gods of the Eastern Sea", along with Yu Lu 鬱壘. In the Vietnamese language, it is referred to as ''thần''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shen (Chinese religion)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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