靖国神社 jìng guó shén shè

DEFINITIONS

  1. Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals

CHARACTERS

靖 jìng pacify; appease; calm, peaceful
国 guó
HSK 1
nation, country, nation-state
神 shén
HSK 5
spirit, god, supernatural being
社 shè
HSK 4
god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society