神かみ

noun

god; deity; spirit; kami

Refers to a divine being, spirit, or the Shinto concept of kami. Can be used for monotheistic God, polytheistic gods, or nature spirits.

• 日本にほん人じんは昔むかしから山やまや川かわに神かみが宿やどると信しんじてきた。

  Japanese people have long believed that gods dwell in mountains and rivers.

• 彼かれは神かみに祈いのりを捧ささげた。

  He offered a prayer to God.

noun, used as a prefix, na-adjective

god-tier; incredible; amazing

Slang prefix or na-adjective used to describe something as exceptionally good or impressive. Often seen in compounds like 神対応 (god-tier response).

See also: 神対応

• あの店みせのサービスは神かみだ。

  That shop's service is god-tier.

• 神かみ対たい応おうに感かん動どうした。

  I was moved by the incredible response.

noun

Emperor (of Japan)

Archaic honorific term for the Emperor of Japan, reflecting the historical belief in the emperor's divine status.

• 古ふるくは、天皇てんのうを神かみと称たたえることがあった。

  In ancient times, the Emperor was sometimes revered as a god.

noun

thunder

Archaic meaning; thunder was historically personified or seen as a divine phenomenon. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 昔むかしの人ひとは雷かみなりを神かみの怒いかりと考かんがえた。

  People long ago considered thunder to be the anger of the gods.