| "Jinin" and "jinnin" are low-ranking Shinto priests and yoriudo who served families of Shinto priests who serve a shrine on the basis of hereditary in order to assist in shinji (Shinto rituals), clerical work at the shrine, and carry out chores in shrines during ancient and medieval times. |
神人（じにん、じんにん）とは、古代から中世の神社において、社家に仕えて神事、社務の補助や雑役に当たった下級神職・寄人である。 |