神様
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 様 |
| かみ Grade: 3 |
さま Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology[edit]
Suffixed compound of 神 (kami, “deity, god”) + 様 (-sama, honorific suffix).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
神様 (hiragana かみさま, rōmaji kamisama)
- (honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity
- (figuratively) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- ^ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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- Japanese terms spelled with 様 read as さま
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese words suffixed with 様
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- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- Japanese honorific terms
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