Yet in reality, Izumo Taisha Shrine onshi (priests) have been actively trying to spread this interpretation throughout the country since the medieval period, despite the fact that the term actually arose when the Chinese characters "神無" were used phonetically to replicate the sound--not the meaning--of "kaminashi."
しかしながら、これは中世以降、出雲大社の御師が全国に広めた説であり、「神無」の宛字から生まれた附会である。