Entry
  1. Noun

    ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age

  2. time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu

    Japanese mythology

Also written 神世【かみよ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gods, mind, soul

Kun
かみかん-こう-
On
シンジン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
347 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かぐかなかもくまこはだま

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-5SKIP code
4e5.1The Kanji Dictionary
3520.6Four corner code
655deroo
795eUnicode hex code
1-31-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3245Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4087New Nelson (John Haig)
912New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1143Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
615Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
821Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1119Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1200Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
229A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
853Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
205Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24673PMorohashi
324A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
310Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
310Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
257sakade
774Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
340henshall3
333Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
191crowley
586Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1422Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1128Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen2Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるしろ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
66 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2324.0Four corner code
2156deroo
4ee3Unicode hex code
1-34-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
125New Nelson (John Haig)
30New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1005Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1080Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
68A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
125Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
85Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
386Morohashi
338A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
256Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
256Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463sakade
111Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
358henshall3
257Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
87crowley
413Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
61Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1014Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4Pinyin reading
daeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level