Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Noun, used as a prefix, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

(かみ)god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, emperor of Japan, thunder

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami

    2. Noun, used as a prefix, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

    3. Noun

      3.

      Emperor (of Japan)

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Archaic
    4. Noun

      4.

      thunder

      Archaic

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    神 【かみ】

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    Examples

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      あなた(たち)(かみ)(しん)じているの?

      Do you guys believe in God?

      • N3

      この()真実(しんじつ)(かみ)だけが()っています。

      This world's truth is known only by the gods.

      • N3

      受験(じゅけん)合格(ごうかく)できるように神社(じんじゃ)()(かみ)にお(いの)りをしました。

      I visited a Shinto shrine and prayed to the deity for success in my exams.

      • N3

      (かみ)とは、信仰(しんこう)対象(たいしょう)として尊崇(そんすう)されたり畏怖(いふ)されたりする存在(そんざい)である。

      God refers to an entity that is revered and feared as an object of worship.

      • N3

      本当(ほんとう)だよ!(ぼく)()うことを(しん)じてよ!(うそ)(いつわ)りが(すこ)しもない(こと)(かみ)(ちか)ってもいいよ!

      It's true! Believe in what I say! I swear to God that there is no falsehood in it!

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