kami

A painting depicting Amaterasu, an important female kami in the Shinto religion.

Meaning

Noun

  • An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
  • The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura.
  • A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Japanese 神 ("god, spirit, deity").
  • Borrowed from Japanese 紙 ("paper").

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