KAMI

Kami

(noun) one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

Kami pl (plural only)

An ethnic and linguistic group in Morogoro Region, Tanzania.

Proper noun

Kami

A Bantu language of Tanzania.

A Niger-Congo language of Nigeria.

Anagrams

• Mika, maki

Etymology 1

Noun

kami (plural kami)

(religion, Shinto) An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.

(philosophy) The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura.

Etymology 2

Noun

kami (plural kami)

(papercraft) A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.

Anagrams

• Mika, maki

Source: Wiktionary


Ka"mi, n. pl. Etym: [Japanese.]

Definition: A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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