dai (large, big)
ku | kô (craft, construction)
diaku (carpenter)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami worshiped by woodworkers and carpenters
❖ Also called seku-no-kami

seku (carpenter – probable dialect word / kanji not known at this time)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

fuku (blessing, fortune, luck, wealth)
no (possessive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of fortune or luck
❖ binbô-no-kami is his shadow

funa (ship, boat)
dama (spirit)

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❖ Female kami worshiped by fishermen and seafarers
❖ Protector of ships
❖ She grants abundant catches
❖ Also called funerei

fune (ship, boat)
rei (spirit)

gun (army, force, troops, war, battle)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ War kami

gyo (fishing)
gyô (business, vocation)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Fishing kami

hito (one)
koto (say)
hitokoto (single word, a few words, brief comment)
nushi (lord, master)
no (implied possessive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ One Word Master kami
❖ Invoked during divination
❖ Gives a single word answer
❖ Also called hitokotonushi-no-ôkami

hito (one)
koto (say)
hitokoto (single word, a few words, brief comment)
nushi (lord, master)
no (implied possessive particle)
oo (implied great, large, big)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)hito (one)

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hito (one)
koto (say)
hitokoto (single word, a few words, brief comment)
nushi (lord, master)
no (possessive particle)
oo (great, large, big)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

ichi (market, town, city)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of commercial activities

i (well, well crib)
do | ko (door)
ido (water well)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the well

ina (rice pant)
ri (shoulder-pole load, load)

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❖ Protective kami of rice cultivation, prosperity, and plenty
❖ kitsune are his messengers and appear instead of koma-inu statues at the entrance to the haiden
❖ Conflated with ukanomitama-no-kami

ie (house, home)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the home
❖ (See also kamidana)

ben (convience)
jo | sho (place)
benjo (toilet, lavatory, rest room,latrine, comfort station)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Toilet kami
❖ Toilets are usually not found in the furoba (bathroom, bathhouse)

do (earth, soil, ground)
ma (space, interval).
doma (dirt-floor entryway)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the doma

kamado (hearth, kitchen stove)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the hearth
❖ (Sometimes called kôjin)
❖ Also called kamado-gami

kamado (hearth, kitchen stove)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

kô (rough, wild)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Fire kami (of the hearth, and the kitchen)
❖ (Sometimes called kamado-gami)
❖ Also called sanbô-kôjin

san (three)
bô | hô (treasure, wealth, valuables)
sanbô (three Buddhist treasures)
kô (rough, wild)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

kura (storehouse)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the storehouse
❖ Also with different kanji – chief curator of the palace

nan (supply, store)
do | to (door, counter for houses)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Storeroom kami

ya (roof, house, shop)
shiki (sit, spread)
yashiki (mansion, residence)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ House kami, the worship of which is closely connected with ancestor worship
❖ Estate kami

za (seat, cushion, gathering, sit)
shiki (sit, spread)
zashiki (a tatami floored room, formal meeting room)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the zashiki

za (seat, cushion, gathering, sit)
shiki (sit, spread)
zashiki (a tatami floored room)
warashi | warabe (an archaic regional term for a child)

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❖ Child of the house
❖ Brings good luck while it stays, misfortune befalls the house if it leaves.
❖ (See also entry under yurei)

ja (large snake, serpent)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Serpent kami
❖ A guardian for safe sea travel, a protector of livelihood, and a preventer of disaster
❖ Not to be confused with jashin (wicked kami)

ka (forge)
ji (melting, smelting)
kaji (blacksmith)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Smithing kami (and kami of metal forging)
❖ Worshipped by kaji, tatarashi (bellows-makers) and imoji (metal casters)

kon (gold)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Metal kami
❖ kami originating within onmyôdô, associated with varying compass directions and believed to change position in accordance with the year, lunar month, and season
❖ konjin's current location in space at any given time was considered an unlucky or taboo direction, since the kami was thought to be violent and to delight in bloodshed and curses

kita (north)
no (plains, field)
ten (heavens, sky)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of learning and scholarship
❖ Was the goryô of sugawara michizane until "calmed"

ko (child)
yasu (relax, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of pregnancy, safe childbirth, and the healthy growth and development of children

mi (short for mizu - water)
kumari (share, allocate, distribute)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of water-dividing
❖ kami of the allocation of running water

musu. (tie, bind, join, end)
musubi (ending, conclusion, union)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of birth, becoming, production
❖ Also called musubi

musu. (tie, bind, join, end)
musubi (ending, conclusion, union)

en (affinity, relation, connection)
musubi (ending, conclusion, union)
enmusubi (marriage)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Matchmaking kami

ubu (give birth, childbirth)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Birth kami

nô (agriculture, farmers)
kô (till, plow, cultivate)
nôkô (farming, agriculture)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of farming
❖ Also called nôgyô-no-kami, nôgyô-no-megami

nô (agriculture, farmers)
gyô (work, business)
no (possessive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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nô (agriculture, farmers)
gyô (work, business)
no (possessive particle)
me (female, woman)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
megami (female kami)

oo (great, large, big)
toshi (year)
no (implied possessive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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oo (great, large, big)
toshi (year end)
no (implied possessive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Guardian kami of grain farming
❖ Guardian kami of the rice harvest

rai (come)
hô (call on, visit)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Visiting kami
❖ A being which periodically visits a community from the other world to bring blessings
❖ Beliefs in this type of kami are based on the view of kami as transient beings that do not dwell permanently in a single place

ru (detain, fasten, halt, stop)
su (guard, protect, defend)
rusu (caretaker, house-sitter)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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ru (detain, fasten, halt, stop)
su (lord, chief, master)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ The kami responsible for maintaining the world while the kami are assembled at izumo in October: kamado-gami, ebisu, namazu, jashin, raijin, suijin, nôkôjin, ta-no-kami

shichi (seven)
fuku (blessing, fortune, luck, wealth)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Seven kami of good fortune (of Buddhist origin)

ben (speech)
zai | sai (genius)
ten (heavens, sky)

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❖ (Buddhist)
❖ (Skt: Sarasvati) – Hindu goddess of wealth, music, eloquence and water
❖ kami of eloquence, knowledge, art, beauty, and especially music
❖ Also called ben-ten

ben (speech)
ten (heavens, sky)

bi (help, assist)
sha | sa (sand)
mon (gate)
ten (heavens, sky)

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❖ (Buddhist guardian)
❖ kami of warriors
❖ (See jûni-ten)

dai (large, big)
koku | kuro (black)
ten (heavens, sky)

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❖ (Buddhist)
❖ kami of wealth, commerce and trade. Most commonly seen carrying a "wealth-pounding" wooden mallet in his right hand, holding a treasure sack over his left shoulder, and standing upon rice bales
❖ Also called daikoku

dai (large, big)
koku | kuro (black)

ebisu (provincial – one who lives far from a city)

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❖ kami of fishers or merchants
❖ Often seen holding a fishing pole or a sea bream

fuku (blessing, fortune, luck, wealth)
roku (allowance, pension, grant, happiness)
ju (longevity, one's natural life)

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❖ kami of happiness, wealth and longevity

ho (linen, cloth)
tei (sack, bag, pouch)

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❖ The fat and happy kami of abundance and good health
❖ Deity of contentment and happiness
❖ Guardian of children
❖ Patron of bartenders
❖ An incarnation of miroku bosatsu

ju (longevity, one's natural life)
rou (old man, old age, grow old)
jin | nin (person)

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❖ kami of longevity
❖ A thin old man dressed as a scholar
❖ Accompanied by a crane and a deer

kichi (good luck, joy, congratulations)
jou | shou (auspicious, happiness, good omen)
ten (heavens, sky)

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❖ (Buddhist)
❖ kami of happiness
❖ Sometimes replaces jurô-jin

takara (treasure, wealth, valuables)
bune | fune (boat, ship)

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❖ The ship the shichi-fuku-jin ride on
❖ They arrive in town on the new year

sô (pale, blue)
zen (in front, before)
sama (polite suffix)

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❖ Guardian kami of horses

ta (rice paddy)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the rice fields
❖ Descends from the heavens (or in some cases, from the mountains – See yama-no-kami) in the spring and leaves in the autumn

u (eaves, roof, house, heaven)
ka | ga (congratulations, joy)
jin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Female fertility kami
❖ Syncretized with (Skt: Sarasvati)
❖ Frequently associated with benzai-ten
❖ Often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a shiro-hebi or a kitsune

u (eaves, roof, house, heaven)
ka (used phonetically)
no (possessive particle – archaism)
mi (honorable)
tama (spirit, soul)
no (implied possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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u (eaves, roof, house, heaven)
ka (congratulations, joy)
mi (honorable)
tama (spirit, soul)
no (implied possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami associated with agriculture and foodstuffs
❖ Sometimes male, sometimes female
❖ When male, conflated with inari
❖ Also called ukanomitama-no-ôkami, ukanomitama, ukatama, ukenomitama, uka-no-kami

u (eaves, roof, house, heaven)
ka (used phonetically)
no (possessive particle – archaism)
mi (honorable)
tama (spirit, soul)
no (implied possesive particle)
ô (great, large, big)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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kura (warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury)
ino (rice plant)
tama (soul, spirit)
* Pronounced ukanomitama, ukatama, or ukenomitama

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u (eaves, roof, house, heaven)
ka (congratulations, joy)
no (possessive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

The kanji for hoshoku are also pronounced ukemochi
ho (protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support)
shoku (food, eat)
no (implied possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Female kami of food