EntryCommonJLPT N2WaniKani 13
  1. Noun

    God; god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami

    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

    危険が過ぎると神様は忘れられる。
    The danger past and God forgotten.
  2. ace; king; superior person; god (amongst men)

Also written 神さま【かみさま】

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Characters in this word

2
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、かぐ、かな、かも、くま、こ、こは、だま、み

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

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Kun
さま、さん
On
ヨウ、ショウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
493 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-10SKIP code
4a10.25The Kanji Dictionary
4893.2Four corner code
1842deroo
69d8Unicode hex code
1-45-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2341Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2821New Nelson (John Haig)
1052New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1332Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
723Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
969Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
933Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1003Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
472A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2099Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
309Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15352PMorohashi
407A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
403Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
407Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
328sakade
641Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
430henshall3
429Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
216crowley
677Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1110Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
942Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yang4Pinyin reading
yangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level