神様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	様
かみ Grade: 3	さま Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 様 (-sama, honorific suffix).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) か​みさま [káꜜmìsàmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲisa̠ma̠]

Noun

神様 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 神樣, hiragana かみさま, rōmaji kami-sama)

1. (honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity
   • 1985 August 20, Watanabe, Taeko, “第だい四十六話わ　時ときの絆きずな　Ⅲ [Chapter 46: The Bond of Time Ⅲ]”, in ファミリー！ [Family!], volume 10 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, pages 159–160:

     医 (せん)師 (せい)⁉

     Sensei⁉

     Doctor⁉

     ああ　お父 (とう)さんですか？大 (だい)丈 (じょう)夫 (ぶ)　もう心 (しん)配 (ぱい)いりませんよ　手 (しゅ)術 (じゅつ)は成 (せい)功 (こう)です

     Ā O-tō-san desu ka? Daijōbu mō shinpai irimasen yo Shujutsu wa seikō desu

     Yes? You’re the father, right? Everything’s okay, no need to worry. The surgery was a success.

     …あ…あ　感 (かん)謝 (しゃ)します————神 (かみ)さま…！

     …A…a Kansha shimasu———— Kami-sama…!

     …Ah…ah… Thank———— God…！

   • 2003 March 19 [Dec 29 2001], Hotta, Yumi; Obata, Takeshi, “第だい129局きょく　もどって来こい！ [Game 129: Come Back!]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 15 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 78–79:

     オレなんかいらねェ！もう打 (う)ちたいって言 (い)わねェよ！だから　神 (かみ)さま！お願 (ねが)いだ！はじめにもどして！アイツを会 (あ)った一 (いち)番 (ばん)はじめに時 (じ)間 (かん)をもどして‼

     Ore nan ka ira nē! Mō uchitaitte iwa nē yo! Dakara Kami-sama! O-negai da! Hajime ni modoshite! Aitsu o atta ichiban hajime ni jikan o modoshite‼

     I don’t need anything! I won’t ask to play any more! So, God! I’m begging you! Return things back to the beginning! Turn time back to when I first met him, please‼

2. (figuratively) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something

See also

• 仏 (ほとけ)様 (さま) (hotoke-sama, an honorific reference to any buddha)