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shinsei

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt

Word form	shinsei
Original script	神聖
LWT meaning(s)	holy
Grammatical info	copula
Analyzability	analyzable compound
Gloss	shin-sei god-holy
Age	Middle Japanese [21] (1185–1603)
Lexical stratum	kango
Year	1477
Register	General
Numeric frequency	0

Loanword Information

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	shénshèng 'holy' Chinese
Effect	Replacement
Salience	Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation	Sinicization [21]