Japanese Vocabulary Word • hiragana
紙
[ Kana: かみ ]
/kami/
JLPT N5HIRAGANA
Meaning / Translation
Paper (紙) / Hair (髪) / God (神)
💡 Kami translates to Paper (紙), Hair (髪), and God (神). In anime, character names and puns frequently play on this phonetic triad.
Example Sentence with Furigana (文例)
ノートの紙に漢字を練習します。
Nooto no kami ni kanji wo renshuu shimasu.
I practice kanji on the notebook paper.
Kanji Variations & Homophone Disambiguation (同音異義語)
In Japanese, identical kana readings can represent completely different Kanji with distinct meanings and pitch accents:
紙
Current Page尾高 (Odaka - _／＼ )
Paper
Sheets of paper for writing, origami, or books.
白い紙に字を書く (shiroi kami ni ji wo kaku - Write on white paper)
髪
尾高 (Odaka - _／＼ )
Hair
Head hair on a person.
髪をとかす (kami wo tokasu - Comb one's hair)
神
頭高 (Atamadaka - ＼_ )
God / Deity
Sacred spirit in Shinto or almighty deity.
神社で神様に祈る (jinja de kamisama ni inoru - Pray to Kami at a shrine)
Character Breakdown (Spelling Guide)
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