also: いしがみ
noun
sacred stone; stone deity
Refers to a stone that is worshipped as a divine object or a stone image of a god, often found in Shinto or folk religion contexts.
村の入り口に古い石神が祀られている。
An old sacred stone is enshrined at the entrance of the village.
この石神は五穀豊穣の神様だと言われている。
This stone deity is said to be a god of abundant harvests.
Compound of 石 (stone) and 神 (god). The reading しゃくじん is a Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading, while いしがみ is a native kun'yomi reading. Both refer to the same concept of a stone worshipped as a deity.