Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kami

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: ka-mi
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.

noun

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Example Sentences

"Chanting the mantra of the fire kami, they called to the blaze, summoning the heart of each flickering flame to life."
"But Ryōtora had definitely moved a shintai during the makeshift festival – and it must have been Saiun-nushi’s, because Sekken couldn’t imagine the shugenja could call a kami into a foreign vessel without noticing."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神 (kami, “god, spirit, deity”).

Inflected Forms

kamis (plural)

Questions

What does kami mean?: An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
Where does kami come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 神 (kami, “god, spirit, deity”).

How to pronounce kami

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