Memory phrase for the Kanji: 神

神

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Meaning

god, spirit

Pronunciation

 SHIN, JIN
kami

Explanation

 Left: to show, altar 礻/示 (image of an altar 丁 with sth. 一 on, that is shown), right: say, tell 申 (A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when talking.)

Mnemonic

At the altar we speak humbly to: God!

Radicals

礻 to show, altarThe radical shimesu is a simplification of show 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.
申 to say, speak (polite)
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Vocabulary

 神  かみ  god
 精神  せいしん  mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention
 神話  しんわ  myth, legend
 神道  しんとう  Shinto (religion practiced in Japan)
 神社  じんじゃ  Shinto shrine
 女神  めがみ  goddess
 精神科  せいしんか  psychiatry
 氏神  うじがみ  patron god, tutelar deity, guardian deity
 神様  かみさま  god

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