神 — gods, mind, soul

かみ神 gods

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes religion

U+795E Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #347 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1200 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

gods
mind
soul

Readings

On'yomi: しん shin じん jin
Kun'yomi: かみ kami こう kou かん kan

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かみ・がみ kami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

神(かみ) kami god 神(かみ) 様(さま) kamisama God 女(め) 神(がみ) megami goddess 神(かみ) さま kamisama God

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

神(じん) 社(じゃ) jinja Shinto shrine 神(しん) 話(わ) shinwa myth 神(しん) 学(がく) shingaku theology 神(しん) 父(ぷ) shinpu Catholic priest 神(しん) 道(とう) shintou Shinto 神(じん) 宮(ぐう) jinguu Shinto shrine 精(せい) 神(しん) seishin mind 神(しん) 経(けい) shinkei nerve

こう kou Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

神(こう) 戸(べ) 大(だい) koubedai Kobe University 神(こう) 戸(べ) 大(だい) 学(がく) koubedaigaku Kobe University

かん kan Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

神(かん) 田(だ) kanda Kanda (place name)

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

神戸(こうべ) koube Kobe

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

神(か) 奈(な) 川(がわ) kanagawa Kanagawa (prefecture)

Appears in idioms

精神統一四字熟語

refined gods, overall one

神出鬼没四字熟語

gods exit, ghost vanish

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さる申 say humbly

礻 altar/spirit (left form)

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word

かみ・がみ kami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

こう kou Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かん kan Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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神 — gods, mind, soul

Meanings

Readings

word

かみ ・がみ kami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん ・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

こう kou Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かん kan Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

かみ・がみ kami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).