Emphasis on the 'ka' means 'god'. 神
Emphasis on the 'mi' means 'hair'. 髪
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It can be translated as "god," "spirit," "deity" among others.
Kami, has 2 meanings. Kami毛, Hair Kami神, God
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Kami no hitotsu no kazoku
It's a Japanese word. Ori (folding) & kami (paper) is were it is derived.
The Japanese word for soul force or the force of soul is Kami.
You may say 'kaminoke' or simply 'kami.'
It means 'paper folding', from 'ori' - 'folding', and 'kami' - 'paper'. (kami becomes gami here, some words in Japanese change like this when formed into a compound word)
Shinto sprits are called Kami which means soul or spirit in Japanese!
Kami usually translates into other languages as god. In Japanese, it means spirit or life force.
In Shintoism, "kami" can refer to the spirits or gods that exist in nature, objects, and ancestors. It can also mean "superior" or "above" in Japanese, expressing reverence or respect.
To honor the kami, the Japanese worshiped at shrines (SHRYNZ), or holy places.
Kami is already Japanese and means God/Paper/Hair depending on the kanji. When adding a word in front of kami, it changes to gami. For example, shinigami, the death god.Shadow god would be kagegami, black god would be kurogami, and darkness god would be yamigami.