神様・神さま|かみさまkamisama[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounGod; god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
   危険きけんが過すぎると神かみ様さまは忘わすれられる。↗

   The danger past and God forgotten.
2. nounace; king; superior person; god (amongst men)

• Synonym神かみNeutralThe plain word for a god, common in both speech and writing; also seen in slangy compounds like 「神対応」. 「神様」 adds respect and sounds warmer and friendlier.
• Synonym神明しんめいWrittenWritten language for the gods of heaven and earth, as in 「天地神明に誓う」.
• SynonymゴッドNeutralLoanword, usually for the Christian God but also for deities worshipped in religion generally; rare in everyday speech.
• Related大御神おおみかみFormalThe most honorific, formal term for an exalted deity, as in 「天照大御神」; in daily life people say 「神様」.
• Related大神おおかみWrittenA written, old-fashioned honorific for a god, found mostly in myths; 「神様」 is the everyday word.
• Related神明しんみょうWrittenWritten language for the gods of heaven and earth, as in 「天地神明に誓う」.
• Related天道様てんとうさまNeutralIn speech usually said as 「お天道様」; refers to the sun or to providence, with a simple folk-faith nuance.
• Related至上者しじょうしゃWrittenWritten term for a supreme being, leaning philosophical or religious.
• Antonym悪魔あくまNeutralAntonym: a devil or demon that does evil and harms people, the opposite of the protective 「神様」.
• Antonym凡人ぼんじんNeutralAntonym: an ordinary, unremarkable person, the opposite of an ace revered as a god.

Use 「神様」 for a god, or for a master in some field, as in 「漫画の神様」. 「神」 is the plainer word, at home in speech and writing; 「ゴッド」 is the loanword, mostly for the Christian God; for the sun or providence say 「お天道様」. 「大御神」 and 「大神」 are honorific or mythic, 「神明」 and 「至上者」 written. For the devil, 「悪魔」.

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1. 「神かみ」に対たいして敬意けいいを表あらわした呼称こしょう。
2. （比喩ひゆ）常人じょうじんにはない優すぐれた能力のうりょくを持もっている人ひと。