神
神 — Gods
gods, mind, soul
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)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 神
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.) |
| 神 | かみ kami | god; deity; divinity |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve; nerves; sensitivity |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 精神的 | せいしんてき seishinteki | mental; spiritual; emotional |
Study notes
神 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #347 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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