神 – gods, mind, soul

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The kanji 神 means gods, mind, soul. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シン、ジン (shin, jin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かみ、かん-、こう- (kami, kan, kou). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 示 (no. 113).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シン	shin
On’yomi	ジン	jin
Kun’yomi	かみ	kami
Kun’yomi	かん-	kan
Kun’yomi	こう-	kou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 示 (Kangxi radical 113). Components: ｜・日・礼・田.

Words using 神

神社じんじゃShinto shrine神かみgod神経しんけいnerve精神せいしんmind神様かみさまGod神話しんわmyth神聖しんせいholiness神殿しんでんtemple神秘しんぴmystery

Example sentences

京都には多くの神社がある。

There are many shrines in Kyoto.

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人間は神ほど万能ではない。

Man is not as almighty as God.

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必ずしも成長段階の子供たちを、あまり細かい神経をつかって扱うべきでない。

Growing children should not always be handled with kid gloves.

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Kanji with the same radical

社示福票禁祉祭祝礼祖祈禅禄

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