Kami
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kami is a noun meaning (religion, Shinto) An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
Meaning
(religion, Shinto) An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
More Meanings
- (philosophy) The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura.
- (papercraft) A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.
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.
Word Forms
- kamis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quantitative, cami, mi, shiro, camus, oho.
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