神様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神 様
かみ
Grade: 3		 さま
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Suffixed compound of 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 様 (sama, honorific suffix).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

神様 (hiragana かみさま, rōmaji kamisama)

  1. (honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity
  2. (figuratively) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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