ðə tˈɜːm dʒˈɪŋɡikˈæn ɪz kəmpˈoʊzd ʌvðə tʃaɪnˈiːz kˈæɹɪktɚ , "kˈaʊnsəl" ɔːɹ "dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt," ænd , wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɐn ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɔːɹm ʌv , "səlˈɛstjəl ænd tɚɹˈɛstɹɪəl dˈiːətiz."
The term jingi-kan is composed of the Chinese character , "council" or "department," and , which is an abbreviated form of , "celestial and terrestrial deities."