「ところで神社を知っていますか？」「軽く触れる程度には。信仰対象となった存在、いわゆるところの神格を祭る礼拝施設ね」

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English Translation

"By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."

Furigana

「ところで神社(じんじゃ)を知(し)っていますか？」「軽(かる)く触(ふ)れる程度(ていど)には。信仰(しんこう)対象(たいしょう)となった存在(そんざい)、いわゆるところの神格(しんかく)を祭(まつ)る礼拝(れいはい)施設(しせつ)ね」

Romanji

" tokorode jinja o shitteimasu ka?"" karuku fureru teido ni wa. shinkō taishō to natta sonzai, iwayuru tokoro no shinkaku o matsuru reihai shisetsu ne"

Words

所で (ところで)

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

神社 (じんじゃ)

Shinto shrine

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

軽い (かるい、かろい)

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile; non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; simple; indiscriminate

触れる (ふれる)

to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim

程度 (ていど)

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

信仰 (しんこう)

(religious) faith; belief; creed

対象 (たいしょう)

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

存在 (そんざい)

existence; being

所謂 (いわゆる)

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

神格 (しんかく)

divinity

祭る (まつる)

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

礼拝 (れいはい、らいはい)

worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

施設 (しせつ)

institution; establishment; facility; (army) engineer

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not