Home › Words › Y › yashiroyashiroyashiro · noun — A Shinto temple.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Japanese 社 (yashiro).nounA Shinto temple.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.shinto 58% match — Of or pertaining to, Shintoism. vs yashiro →torii 57% match — A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. vs yashiro →agiary 57% match — A fire temple. vs yashiro →yashiki 57% match — A residence or estate of a daimyo vs yashiro →shrinegoer 55% match — One who goes to a shrine. vs yashiro →matsuri 53% match — A Japanese festival. vs yashiro →miko 52% match — A Shinto shrine maiden. vs yashiro →shintoist 52% match — An adherent of Shinto / Shintoism. vs yashiro →