神様

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Alternative spelling
神樣 (kyūjitai)

From 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 様 (-sama, honorific suffix).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かみさま [káꜜmìsàmà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]^[5]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲisa̠ma̠]

Noun

神(かみ)様(さま) • (kami-sama)

(honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity, including the God of the Abrahamic religions
- 1985 August 20, Taeko Watanabe, “第(だい)四(よん)十(じゅう)六(ろく)話(わ)　時(とき)の絆(きずな)　Ⅲ(さん) [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 [2001 December 29], Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)129(ひゃくにじゅうきゅう)局(きょく)　もどって来(こ)い！ [Game 129: Come Back!]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], 6th edition, volume 15 (fiction), 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!!
(figurative) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神	様
かん Grade: 3	さあ Grade: 3

Kanji in this term
神	様
かん Grade: 3	さ Grade: 3

Alternative spelling
神樣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠ː]
IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠]

Noun

神(かん)様(さあ) or 神様(かんさぁ) or 神(かん)様(さ) • (kansā or kansa)

(Kagoshima) god; gods; goddess; goddesses

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[2] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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神様

Contents

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

See also

Further reading

References