kami
Japanese divine beings
Kami are spirits or gods in Japanese Shinto belief.
The concept encompasses deities, natural phenomena, ancestors, and sacred forces dwelling in mountains, rivers, trees, or remarkable objects.
A kami may be benevolent or dangerous, grand or local—from the sun goddess Amaterasu to the spirit of a particular waterfall.
The word has no true English equivalent; "god" undersells the breadth of what qualifies as kami.
Shinto sun deity
Worshipped supernatural being
- goddessFemale sacred being
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holyDedicated to the divine
- celestialOf the sky above
worship · veneration · divinity · omnipotent · transcendent · heavenly · altar · sanctity
Supernatural being of wilderness
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- ancestor spiritSoul of dead relative
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
numen · soul · essence · dwelling · manifestation · reverence · awe · inhabit
Amaterasu
Shinto sun deity
deity
Worshipped supernatural being
celestial · worship · veneration · divinity · omnipotent · transcendent · heavenly · altar · sanctity · pantheon
nature spirit
Supernatural being of wilderness
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- ancestor spiritSoul of dead relative
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
supernatural · numen · soul · essence · dwelling · manifestation · reverence · awe · inhabit · blessing
origami
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- washiJapanese handmade fiber paper
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- foldingBending something over itself
crease · calligraphy · shoji · lantern · scroll · fan · crane · sculpture · delicate · handmade
- deitiesZeus, Odin, Thor, goddess, Ra
- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
- spiritghost, specter, phantom, apparition, soul
- mythical beingsdragons, dragon, unicorns, unicorn, phoenix
- Japanese folkloreyokai, kitsune, tanuki, tengu, oni
- Japanese mythologyAmaterasu, sun goddess, storm god, creation myth, divine ancestry
- kamikaze attacksIntentional self-destructive military assault
- kamikaze pilotsSelf-sacrificing wartime aviators
- kamikaze dronesSelf-destructing unmanned aerial weapons