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神

God
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingシン、ジン
Kun readingかみ、かん、こう
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3Level 11

Meanings

  1. god
  2. godsRtK
  3. mind
  4. soul
  1. deity
  2. divinity
  3. spirit
  4. kami

Homonyms

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Same reading (かみ)
紙 · paper上 · upper reaches (of a river)髪 · hair (on the head)加味 · seasoning

Popular Usage

神社神経精神神様神話

Radicals and components

Radical示spirit礻variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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altar (示) · monkey · sun (日) · day (日) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1200

Compound words

神社じんじゃ
Shinto shrine
神経しんけい
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
精神せいしん
mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos
神様かみさま
God; god; deity; divinity; spirit
神話しんわ
myth; mythology
神成しんせい
theosis
神棚かみだな
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
御神体ごしんたい
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
御神籤おみくじ
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
神輿みこし
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals
阪神はんしん
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
氏神うじがみ
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
女神めがみ
goddess
神学しんがく
theology; divinity
神楽かぐら
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
神官しんかん
(Shinto) priest
神宮じんぐう
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
神業かみわざ
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; Shinto ritual
神主かんぬし
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
神聖しんせい
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
神殿しんでん
temple; shrine; sanctuary
神童しんどう
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
神道しんとう
Shinto; Shintoism
神秘しんぴ
mystery; mysteriousness; secret

On Reading Examples

ソクラテスは主神ゼウスを信じなかったので無神論の罪に問われた。しゅしん
Socrates was accused of atheism because he did not believe in Zeus.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は神の導きのもとで働いた。かみ
He worked under divine guidance.tatoeba
彼は神の存在を信じない。かみ
He doesn't believe in God.tatoeba
彼は神の絵に対して深い尊敬の念を示した。かみ
He showed great reverence towards the pictures of the god.tatoeba
彼は神にあわれな少女を助けてくださいと祈った。かみ
He prayed to God to help the poor girl.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は非常に神経過敏である。
He is all nerves.tatoeba
彼は批判に神経過敏だ。
He is sensitive to criticism.tatoeba
彼は粘り強い精神の持ち主だ。
He has a spirit of tenacity.tatoeba
彼は肉体的にも精神的にも野球選手に適している。
He suits a ballplayer mentally, too, physically, too.tatoeba
京都霊山護国神社
Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku-jinja Shrinewiki
五所神社と改称。
The merged shrines were renamed Gosho-jinja Shrine.wiki
社もないのに天神様
Despite there being no shrine nearby, a woman called 'tenjin sama' existed in Shimabara.wiki
信仰：火難除けの神様
Faith: the god of fire calamitywiki
神話などでの記述
Description in mythologywiki
神話における記述
Mythologywiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

God, spirit. 礻 (altar) + 申 (lightning) — a deity showing itself as lightning.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 神

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step