Kanji1 / 9
神 kanji
gods, mind, soul
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
Practice writing
Choose this kanji to write on five sheets. Save your practice to revisit it in My writing.
On readings
シンジン
Kun readings
かみかん-こう-
Variant forms
神Words with 神
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —神呪mystic spell; dharani
- —神伝teachings conveyed by the gods
- —神典writings about the gods; Shinto scripture (e.g. the Kojiki)
- —神名name of a god; name of a shrine
- —神明spirits of heaven and earth
- —神門gate of a (Shinto) shrine
- —神像idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
- —神位divinity
- —神階relative rank accorded the gods of Shintoism
- —神力divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
- —善神good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
- —神祠shrine
- —神漿ambrosia (drink conferring immortality); drink used as an offering (to the gods)
- —神札type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
- —神座place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
- —神兵soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
- —神機miraculous deed; unmeasurable resourcefulness
- —神成theosis
- —神使messenger of god; divine messenger
- —詩神the Muses; great poet