Moto 神: Gods; Mind; SoulKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シン、ジン
- Kun'yomi
- かみ、かん-、こう-
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 976 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シン・ジン)
- 精神せいしんmind; spirit
- 阪神はんしんOsaka-Kobe
- 神社じんじゃShinto shrine
- 神経しんけいnerve
- 精神的せいしんてきmental; spiritual
- 神宮じんぐうhigh-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
- 神話しんわmyth; legend
- 石神しゃくじんstone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
- 神経質しんけいしつnervous; highly strung
- 天神てんじんheavenly god; heavenly gods
- 精神障害せいしんしょうがいmental disorder; mental disability
- 神道しんとうShinto; Shintoism
- 精神科せいしんかpsychiatry
- 神学しんがくtheology
- 神聖しんせいholiness; sacredness
- 精神薄弱せいしんはくじゃくmental retardation; mentally retarded
- 神妙しんみょうmeek; quiet
- 神殿しんでんtemple; sacred place
- 七福神しちふくじんSeven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck
- 中枢神経ちゅうすうしんけいcentral nerves
- 交感神経こうかんしんけいsympathetic nerves
- 失神しっしんfaint; trance
- 守護神しゅごしんguardian deity
- 心神喪失しんしんそうしつof unsound mind
- 心神耗弱しんしんこうじゃくdiminished capacity; diminished responsibility
- 海神かいしんsea god; Poseidon
- 無神経むしんけいinsensitive; inconsiderate
- 無神論むしんろんatheism
- 神事しんじShinto ritual
- 神仏しんぶつgods and Buddha
- 神代じんだいancient time; age of the gods
- 神体しんたいshintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
- 神前しんぜんbefore god; before an altar
- 神器じんぎsacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror)
- 神学校しんがっこうtheological school; seminary
- 神官しんかんShinto priest
- 神明しんめいdeity; god
- 神木しんぼくsacred tree
- 神格しんかくdivinity
- 神童しんどうchild prodigy; infant genius
- 神経学しんけいがくneurology
- 神経戦しんけいせんwar of nerves
- 神経症しんけいしょうnervous disorder; neurosis
- 神経痛しんけいつうnerve pain; neuralgia
- 神経科しんけいかneurology
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 神かみgod; deity
- 神様かみさまGod; god
- 女神めがみgoddess; female deity
- 守り神まもりがみguardian deity
- 氏神うじがみpatron god; tutelar deity
- 神主かんぬしShinto priest
- 神棚かみだなkamidana; household shrine
- 神業かみわざdivine work; miracle
Other readings
- 神楽かぐらancient Shinto music and dancing
- 神父しんぷCatholic priest; abbe
- 神秘しんぴmystery; mysteriousness
- お神輿おみこしportable shrine (carried in festivals)
- 御神籤おみくじfortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
- 神戸こうべKobe (city)
- 神秘的しんぴてきmysterious; mystical
Showing the 60 most common of 976 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 神
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