9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

gods, mind, soul

Kun'yomi
  • god ②incredible ③Emperor (of Japan) ④thunder
  • かん-
  • こう-
On'yomi
  • spirit ②god
  • ジン
    spirit ②god
Nanori
  • かぐ
  • かな
  • かも
  • くま
  • こは
  • だま
  • soul

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かみ 53.9%
シンジン 36.9%
かぐ 6.9%
0.8%
かん- 0.7%
こう- 0.6%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

gods, mind, soul
かみ シン かぐ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
もう.す シン さる (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Contained In

Common Words

god ②incredible ③Emperor (of Japan) ④thunder
kagura (ancient Shinto music and dancing)
mind ②attitude ③spirit (of a matter)
child prodigy
Shinto shrine
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
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References

Unicode hex code 795E
JIS X 0208 1-31-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3245
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4087
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 912
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1143
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 615
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 821
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1119
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1200
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 229
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 853
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 205
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24673P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 324
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 310
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 310
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 257
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 774
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 340
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 333
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 191
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 586
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1422
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1128
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e5.1
Four corner code 3520.6
De Roo Code 655