name
Meaning 1
A Bantu language of Tanzania.
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Standard Lemma guide
kami
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Sound
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name
Meaning 2
A Niger-Congo language of Nigeria.
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noun
Meaning 3
An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
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Topics: Shinto, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 4
The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura.
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Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.
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Topics: arts, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, papercraft
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noun
Meaning 6
An ethnic and linguistic group in Morogoro Region, Tanzania.
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 7
one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
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Broader terms: Japanese deity
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 神 (kami, “god, spirit, deity”).
Borrowed from Japanese 紙 (kami, “paper”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Japanese: 神 (kami) — a god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan
- Japanese: 紙 (kami) — origami paper