noun
Refers to a female deity in mythology, religion, or metaphorically to an exceptionally beautiful or admirable woman.
See also: 男神
ギリシャ神話には多くの女神が登場する。
Many goddesses appear in Greek mythology.
彼女はまるで女神のように美しかった。
She was as beautiful as a goddess.
Rarely used kanji form.
Means 'god' (male deity), the masculine counterpart to 女神.
Compound of 女 (me, 'woman, female') and 神 (kami, 'god, deity'), with rendaku voicing of 神 to がみ.