かみさま

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かみさま – see the following entries.
上様
(archaic, possibly obsolete)
(honorific, address) form of address or reference for the wife of a daimyo, lord, or other individual of high social status: honored superior, milady
(honorific, address) during the Edo period, form of address or reference for a widow or elderly mother of a household of good social standing
(honorific, address) during the Edo period, form of address or reference used by townsfolk for someone else's wife or mother
神様
(honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity, including the God of the Abrahamic religions
(figurative) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something
(This term, かみさま (kamisama), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)