Onyomi: シン, ジン · Kunyomi: かみ, かん-, こう- · Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Kanji for gods, mind, soul
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神 is made from 礻, meaning “altar” or “spirit,” and 申, meaning “to say” or “to express.” It shows something sacred that speaks or reveals its will. From this idea of a presence beyond humans that communicates power or meaning, 神 came to mean god, deity, or spirit.
A sacred presence speaks beyond the human world. That divine being is 神.
Think of a spirit at an altar sending a message. That powerful spirit is 神.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 神 | かみ | god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 神 | しん | spirit, psyche | Noun |
| 神 | み | soul, spirit, divine spirit | Noun |
| 神 | かむ | divine, godly | Noun, used as a prefix |
| 神社 | じんじゃ | Shinto shrine | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 神経 | しんけい | nerve | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 神話 | しんわ | myth, mythology | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 神秘 | しんぴ | mystery, mysteriousness, secret | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 神様 | かみさま | God, god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 心身 | しんしん | mind and body | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |