Japanese Word for
神様kami-sama
God · deity · divine spirit
Readings
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.
Example words
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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