akitsu (present, existing, actual)
mi- (honorable)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Manifest kami

ara (present, existing, actual)
hito (person)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami that manifests in human form

iki (life)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Living kami
❖ Also called ikigami

iki (life)
gami | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

nin (person)
gen | ken (interval, space)
ningen (human being, man, person)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Human beings whose spirit are worshipped as kami