Definitions for kamiˈkɑ mi

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ka•miˈkɑ mi(n.)(pl.)-mi.

  1. (in Shintoism) an animistic god or spirit that imbues a phenomenon of nature.

    Category: Eastern Religions

Origin of kami:

1720–30; < Japn kami(y)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Kami(noun)

    one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)

Wiktionary

  1. kami(Noun)

    An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.

  2. Kami(ProperNoun)

    A Bantu language of Tanzania.

  3. Kami(ProperNoun)

    A Niger-Congo language of Nigeria.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kami(u)

    a title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado


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our(adjective)

belonging to us

This is our house.

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