shintai

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 神体(しんたい) (shintai). === Noun === shintai (plural shintai) (Shinto) A physical object (either natural or man-made) worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as a repository for spirits or kami. === Further reading === shintai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Japanese == === Romanization === shintai Rōmaji transcription of しんたい