神
gods, mind, soul

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シンジン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かみかん-こう-

Nanori (名乗り)

かかぐかなかもくまここはだまみ

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:9
JLPT:3
Frequency:347

Vocabulary

シン

WordReadingMeaning
安神アンシンpeace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
阪神ハンシンOsaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
神身シンシンmind and body
神学シンガクtheology; divinity
神経シンケイnerve; nerves; sensitivity

ジン

WordReadingMeaning
神宮ジングウhigh-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
神社ジンシャShinto shrine
鬼神キジンfierce god
天神テンジンheavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle; prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period); tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
石神シャクジンstone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone

Other

WordReadingMeaning
神輿みこしmikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist; hips
女神めがみgoddess
神かみgod; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; god-tier; incredible; fantastic; amazing; Emperor (of Japan); thunder
神楽かぐらkagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
神業かみわざdivine work; miracle; superhuman feat; Shinto ritual

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

視
inspection, look at, regard as, see
Grade 6JLPT 1
禅
Zen, silent meditation
Grade 8JLPT 1
裸
naked, nude, partially clothed, uncovered
Grade 8JLPT 1
伸
expand, extend, increase, lengthen, stretch
Grade 8JLPT 2
恒
always, constancy
Grade 8JLPT 1
補
assistant, compensate, learner, make good, offset, supplement, supply
Grade 6JLPT 2
岬
cape, headland, promontory, spit
Grade 8JLPT 1
祖
ancestor, founder, pioneer
Grade 5JLPT 3
紳
gentleman, good belt, sire
Grade 8JLPT 1
悼
grieve over, lament
Grade 8JLPT 1