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神 means 'god'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 160   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-3    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 17    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 337 words   Used in 809 words   Used in 5144 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   シン   ジン
Kun
   かみ   かん-   こう- god
Additional readings
Name    か   かぐ   かな   かも   くま   こ   こう   こは   だま   み
Variants
神  
Components
⿰  礻 (示) show  申 say  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 神 is used 27 times, read 4 ways (with 3 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 神 is used 752 times, read 5 ways (with 4 variations).
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シン : 517 words FIND ALL
し ん け い 0
1. nerve  (anatomical term)
2. nerves; sensitivity
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ジン : 82 words FIND ALL
じ ん じ ゃ 1
noun
Shinto shrine
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かみ : 77 words FIND ALL
か み さ ま 1
noun
God
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かみ (read as がみ) : 41 words FIND ALL
め が み 1
noun
goddess; female deity  (see also: 男神)
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かん- (read as かん) : 6 words FIND ALL
か ん ぬ し 1
Most common form: かんぬし
noun
1. Shinto priest  (Shinto term; sensitive)
2. chief Shinto priest (of a shrine)  (Shinto term; sensitive)
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こう- (read as こう) : 3 words FIND ALL
こ う べ 1
noun
Kobe (port city near Osaka)
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み: 10 words. FIND ALL
noun
soul; spirit; divine spirit  (archaic)
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か: 1 word. FIND ALL
か な が わ け ん 4
noun
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
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かぐ: 15 words. FIND ALL
か ぐ ら 1
noun
ancient Shinto music and dancing
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Additional data
Henshall: 340 (originally: 324)  Joy o' Kanji : 324  Key to Kanji: 570 

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神
シン   ジン   かみ    かん-    こう- god   
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礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
申
シン   もうす to say   
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丨
stick   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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