神様

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
神 様
かみ
Grade: 3 		さま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神樣 (kyūjitai)

From 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 様 (-sama, honorific suffix).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

神(かみ)様(さま) • (kami-sama) 

  1. (honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity, including the God of the Abrahamic religions
    • 1985 August 20, Taeko Watanabe, “第(だい)四(よん)十(じゅう)六(ろく)話(わ)　時(とき)の絆(きずな)　Ⅲ(さん) [Chapter 46: The Bond of Time III]”, in ファミリー！ [Family!], volume 10 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, pages 159–160:
      医(せん)師(せい)⁉
      Sensei⁉
      Doctor!?
      ああ　お父(とう)さんですか？大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)　もう心(しん)配(ぱい)いりませんよ　手(しゅ)術(じゅつ)は成(せい)功(こう)です
      Ā O-tō-san desu ka? Daijōbu mō shinpai irimasen yo Shujutsu wa seikō desu
      Yes? You’re the father, right? Everything’s okay, no need to worry. The surgery was a success.
      …あ…あ　感(かん)謝(しゃ)します————神(かみ)さま…！
      …A…a Kansha shimasu———— Kami-sama…!
      …Ah…ah… Thank— God…!
    • 2003 March 19 [2001 December 29], Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)129(ひゃくにじゅうきゅう)局(きょく)　もどって来(こ)い！ [Game 129: Come Back!]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], 6th edition, volume 15 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 78–79:
      オレなんかいらねェ！もう打(う)ちたいって言(い)わねェよ！だから　神(かみ)さま！お願(ねが)いだ！はじめにもどして！アイツを会(あ)った一(いち)番(ばん)はじめに時(じ)間(かん)をもどして‼
      Ore nan ka ira nē! Mō uchitaitte iwa nē yo! Dakara Kami-sama! O-negai da! Hajime ni modoshite! Aitsu o atta ichiban hajime ni jikan o modoshite‼
      I don’t need anything! I won’t ask to play any more! So, God! I’m begging you! Return things back to the beginning! Turn time back to when I first met him, please!!
  2. (figurative) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
神 様
かん
Grade: 3 		さあ
Grade: 3
Kanji in this term
神 様
かん
Grade: 3 		さ
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
神樣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

神(かん)様(さあ) or 神様(かんさぁ) or 神(かん)様(さ) • (kansā or kansa) 

  1. (Kagoshima) god; gods; goddess; goddesses

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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