| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 神 | かみ | カミ |
Pronunciation: Kami
How to Say It Outloud: Kah-mee
Usage: Commonly used to refer to a deity or god in Shintoism and general contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:
神社で神に祈る。
神社で神に祈る。Example Sentence English:Pray to the god at the shrine.
Pray to the god at the shrine.| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ゴッド | ゴッド |
Pronunciation: Goddo
How to Say It Outloud: Gohd-do
Usage: Phonetic translation of the English word 'God'. Often used in imported religious contexts or for Western deities.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼はゴッドを信じています。
彼はゴッドを信じています。Example Sentence English:He believes in God.
He believes in God.Dictionary
神様かみさまCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- God; god
- ace; king; superior person; god (amongst men)
神かみCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- incredible; fantastic; amazing
- Emperor (of Japan)
- thunder
- God
神さんかみさん
Noun- God; god
大御神おおみかみ
Noun- god
- Oomikami
雷かみなりCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n1
Noun- lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
- god of thunder; god of lightning
- anger; fit of anger
- Lightning
提宇子ダイウス
Noun- God
神の命かみのみこと
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- god; emperor
天てんCommon word
Noun- sky
- heaven
- God
- svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
- deva (divine being of Buddhism)
- top (of a book)
- sole (of a Japanese sandal)
- beginning; start
- tempura
- India
- Tian
神明しんめい
Noun- deity; god
- Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
デウスデウス
Noun- God
- Dyeus
カムイカムイ
Noun- god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
- Kamuy
ののさまののさま
Noun- God; Buddha; sun; moon
天父てんぷ
Noun- Heavenly Father; God
神霊しんれい
Noun- divine spirit; (Shinto) god
- soul (of a dead person); spirit
ゴッドゴッド
Noun- god (esp. the Christian God)
のののの
Noun- God; Buddha; sun; moon
大神おおかみ
Noun- god
天主てんしゅ
Noun- Lord of Heaven; God
死神しにがみ
Noun- god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
- Death (personification)
神に誓ってかみにちかって
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
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