神様

Japanese
Kanji in this term
神 様
かみ
Grade: 3		 さま
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 神 (kami, “deity, god”) +‎ 様 (-sama, honorific suffix).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

神様 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 神樣, hiragana かみさま, rōmaji kami-sama)

  1. (honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity
    • 1985 August 20, Watanabe, Taeko, “第だい四十六話わ　時ときの絆きずな　Ⅲ [Chapter 46: The Bond of Time Ⅲ]”, in ファミリー！ [Family!], volume 10 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, pages 159–160:
      医 (せん)師 (せい)⁉
      Sensei⁉
      Doctor⁉
      ああ　お父 (とう)さんですか？大 (だい)丈 (じょう)夫 (ぶ)　もう心 (しん)配 (ぱい)いりませんよ　手 (しゅ)術 (じゅつ)は成 (せい)功 (こう)です
      Ā O-tō-san desu ka? Daijōbu mō shinpai irimasen yo Shujutsu wa seikō desu
      Yes? You’re the father, right? Everything’s okay, no need to worry. The surgery was a success.
      …あ…あ　感 (かん)謝 (しゃ)します————神 (かみ)さま…！
      …A…a Kansha shimasu———— Kami-sama…!
      …Ah…ah… Thank———— God…！
    • 2003 March 19 [Dec 29 2001], Hotta, Yumi; Obata, Takeshi, “第だい129局きょく　もどって来こい！ [Game 129: Come Back!]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 15 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 78–79:
      オレなんかいらねェ！もう打 (う)ちたいって言 (い)わねェよ！だから　神 (かみ)さま！お願 (ねが)いだ！はじめにもどして！アイツを会 (あ)った一 (いち)番 (ばん)はじめに時 (じ)間 (かん)をもどして‼
      Ore nan ka ira nē! Mō uchitaitte iwa nē yo! Dakara Kami-sama! O-negai da! Hajime ni modoshite! Aitsu o atta ichiban hajime ni jikan o modoshite‼
      I don’t need anything! I won’t ask to play any more! So, God! I’m begging you! Return things back to the beginning! Turn time back to when I first met him, please‼
  2. (figuratively) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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