kami

Definition

An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神 (kami, “god, spirit, deity”).

Example Sentences

• "Chanting the mantra of the fire kami, they called to the blaze, summoning the heart of each flickering flame to life."
• "But Ryōtora had definitely moved a shintai during the makeshift festival – and it must have been Saiun-nushi’s, because Sekken couldn’t imagine the shugenja could call a kami into a foreign vessel without noticing."