神 — kanji meaning “gods”
神
gods, mind, soul
- Meanings
- gods, mind, soul
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)、ジン (jin)
- Kun'yomi
- かみ、かん-、こう-
- Name readings
- か、かぐ、かな、かも、くま、こ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #347 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 113
- Chinese reading
- shén — Chinese character page
Words with 神
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | God; god; deity |
| 神話 | しんわ shinwa | myth; mythology |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe |
| 神秘 | しんぴ shinpi | mystery; mysteriousness; secret |
| 神聖 | しんせい shinsei | holiness; sacredness; sanctity |
| 神父 | しんぷ shinpu | Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father |
| 神道 | しんとう shintou | Shinto; Shintoism |
| 女神 | めがみ megami | goddess |
| 神輿 | みこし mikoshi | mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals |
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