# 神 GOD kanji

ネ (NEcrophilia) + 申 (humbly say/god radical)
★★★★★
9 strokes
PN

## Onyomi

SHIN | Worship the gods at a SHINY altar.

## Mnemonic

| The necrophiliac humbly said to the gods, `Please let Eminem die, so I can do the autopsy.'

## Kunyomi

かみ | god or gods - almost never used by itself. NUBI ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

神様(かみさま) | god ★★★★★ KUNKUN 神 (GOD kanji) + 様 (important person) = 神様 (god) a more polite term for god or gods
神道(しんとう) | shinto ★★★☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 道 (street) = 神道 (shinto) shinto, the state religion of Japan
神社(じんじゃ) | shinto shrine ★★☆☆☆ FP 神 (GOD kanji) + 社 (company) = 神社 (shinto shrine)
神秘的(しんぴてき) な | occult, mystical, ★☆☆☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 秘 (secret) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 神秘的 (occult, mystical,) occult, mystical, supernatural-ish. Not like poltergeists or Alistair Crowley, but like a painting with a spooky vibe or a secluded nature spot where it's easy to imagine forest spirits jumpin' out on you.
神経(しんけい) | nerve cell ★☆☆☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 経 (experience) = 神経 (nerve cell)
神聖(しんせい) な | holy ★☆☆☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 聖 (holy) = 神聖 (holy)

## Synonyms

story, legend 逸話 昔話 物語 童話 伝説 神話 小説 語り メルヘン