Ryobu

noun

Ry·​o·​bu

rēˈō(ˌ)bü

variants or Ryobu Shinto

: a Shinto sect fostering a mixture of Shinto and Buddhism and being greatly popular in Japan between the 9th and 18th centuries

Word History

Etymology

Japanese ryō bu, literally, two parts

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