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神 gods

Meaninggods; mind; soul
Onシン、ジン
Kunかみ、かん-、こう-
Strokes9
First metN3 lesson 103, in 神経

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
神経しんけいnervesN3
神技しんぎdivine craft, superhuman techniqueN1
神秘しんぴprofound natural mysteryN1
茶道精神さどうせいしんspirit of the tea ceremony WayN1
神事しんじsacred ritual rite, divine serviceN1
天然の神秘てんねんのしんぴprofound mystery of wild uncultivated terroirN1

Examples

これが先人(せんじん)たちの編(あ)み出(だ)した神技(しんぎ)だ。力(ちから)に頼(たよ)るな、包丁(ほうちょう)の重(おも)さと刃(は)の切(き)れ味(あじ)を信(しん)じて刃先(はさき)を落(お)とせ!

This is the divine skill our predecessors devised. Don't rely on strength: trust the knife's weight and the sharpness of its edge, and let the blade fall! (N1 lesson 159)