Japanese Word for

神様

kami-sama

God · deity · divine spirit

Readings

  • ONシン・ジンshin / jin
  • KUNかみkami
  • HONORIFICかみさまkami-sama (God, respectful)

Meaning

God, deity. 神様 adds the honorific 様 (sama) to 神 (kami). In Shinto, kami are not all-powerful creators but spirits inhabiting nature — mountains, rivers, winds, and exceptional people.

神社

jinja

Shinto shrine

神話

shinwa

mythology

神秘

shinpi

mystery, the mystical

八百万の神

yaoyorozu no kami

eight million gods (all the kami)

See Japanese Symbol for God for the full kanji reference with all readings and cultural context.

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