# 神代
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| かみ Grade: 3 | よ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spellings
* 神代 (kyūjitai) 神世
Compound of 神(かみ) (kami, “god”) + 代(よ) (yo, “age, times”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かみよ [káꜜmìyò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ka̠mʲijo̞]

#### Noun

神(かみ)代(よ) • (kamiyo)
* (Japanese mythology, Shinto) age of the gods
    Synonyms: 神話時代 (shinwa-jidai), 神代 (jindai)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| じん Grade: 3 | だい Grade: 3 |
| goon ||
* Alternative spelling
* 神代 (kyūjitai)
Compound of 神(じん) (jin, “god”) + 代(だい) (dai, “age, times”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) じんだい [jíꜜǹdàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [d͡ʑĩnda̠i]

#### Noun

神(じん)代(だい) • (jindai)
* (Japanese mythology, Shinto) age of the gods
    Synonyms: 神話時代 (shinwa-jidai), 神代 (kamiyo)

#### Proper noun

神(じん)代(だい) • (Jindai)
* Jindai (a train station in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan) (Can we verify this sense?)
* a surname
* an unknown-gender given name

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| かみ Grade: 3 | しろ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 神代 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| かみ > か Grade: 3 | しろ > じろ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 神代 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| かみ > か Grade: 3 | しろ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 神代 (kyūjitai)
The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka̠mʲiɕiɾo̞]
* (Tokyo) かじろ [kàjíró] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ka̠ʑiɾo̞]
* IPA: [ka̠ɕiɾo̞]

#### Proper noun

神(かみ)代(しろ) • (Kamishiro)
* Kamishiro (a neighborhood of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
* Kamishiro (a neighborhood of Muroran, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)
* a surname

#### Proper noun

神(か)代(じろ) • (Kajiro)
* Kajiro (a neighborhood of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
* a surname

#### Proper noun

神(か)代(しろ) • (Kashiro)
* a surname

### Etymology 4

Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| こう Grade: 3 | しろ > じろ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 神代 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| こう Grade: 3 | しろ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 神代 (kyūjitai)
The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) こーじろ [kòójíró] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ko̞ːʑiɾo̞]
* IPA: [ko̞ːɕiɾo̞]

#### Proper noun

神(こう)代(じろ) • (Kōjiro)
* Kōjiro (neighborhoods in Japan):
** The neighborhoods of Ibara, Tsuyama and Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture.
** A neighborhood of Himi, Toyama Prefecture.
** A neighborhood of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
* a surname
* an unknown-gender given name

#### Proper noun

神(こう)代(しろ) • (Kōshiro)
* a surname
* an unknown-gender given name

### Etymology 5

Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| かくみ ||
| Grade: 3 | Grade: 3 |
| jukujikun ||
* Alternative spelling
* 神代 (kyūjitai)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka̠kɯ̟mʲi]

#### Proper noun

神代(かくみ) • (Kakumi)
* Kakumi (a neighborhood of Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan)
* a surname
* an unknown-gender given name

### Etymology 6

Kanji in this term :
| 神 | 代 |
| くま Grade: 3 | しろ Grade: 3 |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
* Alternative spelling
* 神代 (kyūjitai)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɯ̟ma̠ɕiɾo̞]

#### Proper noun

神(くま)代(しろ) • (Kumashiro)
* a surname
* an unknown-gender given name