kuni (land, earth)
tsu (genitive post-particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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kuni (land, earth)
tsu (genitive post-particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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chi (ground, earth)
kunitsukami (national or local kami)
❖ These two kanji are pronounced kunitsukami

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❖ kami of earth
❖ Geological forms, physical processes, and plants and animals

su (ought, by all means, necessarily)
sa (assistant, help)
no (ability, talent, skill, capacity)
o (male)
[inochi (fate, command, decree, destiny, life)]
no (possesive particle)
mikoto (revered, noble, exalted)

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❖ kami of the sea and storms
❖ Brother of amaterasu-oomikami and tsukuyomi-no-mikoto
❖ Also called susano-o

su (ought, by all means, necessarily)
sa (assistant, help)
no (ability, talent, skill, capacity)
o (male)

saru (monkey)
ta (rice field, rice paddy)
hi | bi (help, assist)
ko (old)
oo (great, large, big)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Head of the kunitsu-kami

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

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❖ kami of fire

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

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❖ Stone kami
❖ (See iwakura & iwasaka)

ji | chi (ground, earth)
no (possessive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ Land-master-kami
❖ (See jinushigami)

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

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❖ kami of rivers and streams
❖ Also called kahaku

ka (river)
haku (chief, count, earl)

ji (ground, earth)
shin (quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver)
jishin (pronounced nai - eathquake / literally: ground-shake)
[no (implied possesive particle)]
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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ji (ground, earth)
shin (quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver)
jishin (pronounced nai - eathquake / literally: ground-shake)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of earthquakes
❖ Also called namazu

(fresh-water catfish / kokuji)

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❖ A giant catfish that swims beneath the earth and causes earthquakes

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

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❖ Water kami
❖ Also called mizu-no-kami

mizu (water)
no (possessive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

umi (sea, ocean)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the sea

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

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❖ kami of the mountain

ina- (rice plant)
dama | tama (spirit - See tama)

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❖ Spirit that dwells withtin the rice

ku (long time, old story)
ku (repetition mark / repeat previous kanji)
no (ability, talent, skill, capacity)
chi (wisdom, intellect, reason)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

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❖ kami of the trees
❖ Also called ki-no-kami

ki (tree, wood, timber)
no (possesive particle)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)

shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
boku (tree)

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❖ Divine trees
❖ Also called goshinboku, shinju

go (honorable)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
boku (tree)

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shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
ju (timber trees, wood)

dan (Cedar, sandlewood, spindle tree)

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❖ Japanese spindle tree (euonymus sieboldianus)
❖ Also called mayumi

ma (true, reality)
yumi (bow, bow (archery))

hinoki (Japanese cypress, hinoki cypress)

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❖ A species of cypress native to central Japan
❖ Used in shrine buildings and ritual furniture (chamaecyparis obtusa)

matsu (pine tree)

sakaki (sacred shintô tree)

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❖ A flowering evergreen tree or shrub native to warm areas of Japan (cleyera japonica)

sugi (a cypress endemic to Japan)

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❖ Commonly planted around temples and shrines (cryptomeria japonica)

Unusual / deformed plants
Bifurcated Chinese radishes, which are sometimes considered to resemble the human form

rei (spirits, soul)
jû (animal, beast)

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❖ Sacred beasts

(dove, pidgeon)

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(dove, temple pidgeon)

(snake, serpent, large snake)

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❖ (See yôkai – shiro-hebi)

(wild boar)

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❖ Also called yacho

ya (plains, field, rustic)
cho (boar)

(fox)

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❖ Messenger for inari
❖ (See yôkai – kitsune)

(bear)

(wolf)

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❖ (See yôkai – ookami)

(shark)

(monkey)

(deer)

(rabbit, hare, coney, cony)

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(rabbit, hare, coney, cony)

ya (eight)
ta (span)
karasu (crow)

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❖ A giant black crow
❖ Also called yata-no-karasu

ya (eight)
ta (span)
no (possesive particle)
karasu (crow)