This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シン、ジン、かみ、かん-、こう-
Romaji: shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: か、かぐ、かな、かも、くま、こ、こは、だま、み
Romaji: ka, kagu, kana, kamo, kuma, ko, koha, dama, mi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

gods, mind, soul

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  113
Frequency:  347
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-4-5
Korean Reading:  sin
Chinese Reading:  shen2
Unicode:  795e
JIS:  3F40

Indexes

Halpern Index: 912
Nelson Index: 3245
New Nelson Index: 4087
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4e5.1
Four Corner Index: 3520.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 324
Gakken Index: 229
Japanese Names Index: 853
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24673P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0463
Remembering the kanji Index: 1119
Kanji Way Index: 191
Kanji Flashcards Index: 774
Kodansha Compact Index: 1422
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 340
Kanji in Context Index: 586
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 615
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 821
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1128
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1200
Essential Kanji Index: 205
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1143
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 655
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 257
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 333

Words

(かみ、かむ、かん)
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder
()
soul; spirit; divine spirit
神経 (しんけい)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
神宮 (じんぐう)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
神学 (しんがく)
theology
(しん、じん)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity; kami
阪神 (はんしん)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
女神 (めがみ、じょしん、おんながみ、いんしん)
goddess; female deity
祭神 (さいじん、さいしん)
enshrined deity
死神 (しにがみ)
god of death; Death
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