# kami

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,269

## Definitions
1. An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
2. The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 神 (kami, “god, spirit, deity”).

## Easily confused with
- **kI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-ki)
- **Kim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kim)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kay)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kat)
- **kan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kan)
- **kei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kei)
- **KMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kms)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-koi)
- **kar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kar)
- **kmt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kmt)
- **KLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-klm)
- **Kyi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kyi)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kate)
- **Karl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-karl)
- **Kane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kane)
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-katy)
- **kang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kang)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kara)
- **kemp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kemp)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-katz)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akmi`, `kaim`, `kammi`, `kkami`, `kmai`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kami