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Functional kami 12 / 16 / 2012
dai (large, big)
ku | kô (craft, construction) diaku (carpenter) no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami worshiped by woodworkers and carpenters ❖ Also called seku-no-kami
seku* (carpenter)
(* Probable dialect word - kanji not known at this time) no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
fuku (blessing, fortune, luck, wealth)
no (possessive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of fortune or luck ❖ binbô-no-kami is his shadow
funa (ship, boat)
dama (spirit) ❖ Female kami worshiped by fishermen and seafarers as a protector of ships and who grants abundant catches ❖ Also called funerei
fune (ship, boat)
rei (spirit)
gun (army, force, troops, war, battle)
shin (kami) ❖ War kami
gyo (fishing)
gyô (business, vocation) shin (kami) ❖ Fishing kami
hito (one)
koto (say) nushi (lord, master) no (implied possessive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ One Word Master kami ❖ Invoked during divination ❖ Gives a single word answer ❖ Also called hitokotonushi-no-ôkami
hito (one)
koto (say) nushi (lord, master) no (implied possessive particle) oo (implied great, large, big) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)hito (one) hito (one) koto (say) nushi (lord, master) no (possessive particle) oo (great, large, big) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
ichi (market, town, city)
no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of commercial activities
i (well, well crib)
do | ko (door) no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of the well
ina (rice pant)
ri (shoulder-pole load, load) ❖ Protective kami of rice cultivation, prosperity, and plenty ❖ Foxes are his messengers and appear instead of koma-inu statues at the entrance to the haiden (worship hall) ❖ Conflated with ukanomitama-no-kami
ie (house, home)
no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of the home ❖ (See also kamidana)
ben (convience)
jo | sho (place) gami (kami) ❖ Toilet kami
do (earth, soil, ground)
ma (space, interval). doma (dirt-floor entryway) no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of the doma
kamado (hearth, kitchen stove)
no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of the hearth ❖ (Sometimes called kôjin) ❖ Also called kamado-gami
kamado (hearth, kitchen stove)
gami (kami)
kô (rough, wild)
jin (kami) ❖ Fire kami (of the hearth, and the kitchen) ❖ (Sometimes called kamado-gami) ❖ Also called sanbô-kôjin
san (three)
bô | hô (treasure, wealth, valuables) sanbô (three (Buddhist) treasures) kô (rough, wild) jin (kami)
kura (storehouse)
no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of the storehouse ❖ Also with different kanji (chief curator of the palace)
nan (supply, store)
do | to (door, counter for houses) gami (kami) ❖ Storeroom kami
ya (roof, house, shop)
shiki (sit, spread) yashiki (mansion, residence) gami (kami) ❖ House kami, the worship of which is closely connected with ancestor worship ❖ Estate kami
za (seat, cushion, gathering, sit)
shiki (sit, spread) zashiki (a tatami floored room, formal meeting room) no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of the zashiki
za (seat, cushion, gathering, sit)
shiki (sit, spread) zashiki (a tatami floored room) warashi | warabe (an archaic regional term for a child) ❖ Child of the house ❖ Brings good luck while it stays, misfortune befalls the house if it leaves. ❖ (See also entry under yurei)
ja (large snake, serpent)
shin (kami) ❖ Serpent kami ❖ A guardian for safe sea travel, a protector of livelihood, and a preventer of disaster ❖ Not to be confused with jashin (Wicked kami)
ka (forge)
ji (melting, smelting) kaji (blacksmith) shin (kami) ❖ Smithing kami (and kami of metal forging) ❖ Worshipped by kaji, tatarashi (bellows-makers) and imoji (metal casters)
kon (gold)
jin (kami) ❖ Metal kami ❖ kami originating within onmyôdô, associated with varying compass directions and believed to change position in accordance with the year, lunar month, and season ❖ konjin's current location in space at any given time was considered an unlucky or taboo direction, since the kami was thought to be violent and to delight in bloodshed and curses
kita (north)
no (plains, field) ten (heavens, sky) jin (kami) ❖ kami of learning and scholarship ❖ Was the goryô of sugawara michizane until "calmed"
ko (child)
yasu (relax, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful) gami (kami) ❖ kami of pregnancy, safe childbirth, and the healthy growth and development of children
mi (short for mizu - water)
kumari (share, allocate, distribute) no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of water-dividing ❖ kami of the allocation of running water
musu. (tie, bind, join, end)
musubi (ending, conclusion, union) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of birth, becoming, production ❖ Also called musubi
musu. (tie, bind, join, end)
musubi (ending, conclusion, union)
en (affinity, relation, connection)
musubi (ending, conclusion, union) enmusubi (marriage) no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ Matchmaking kami
ubu (give birth, childbirth)
gami (kami) ❖ Birth kami
nô (agriculture, farmers)
kô (till, plow, cultivate) nôkô (farming, agriculture) jin (kami) ❖ kami of farming ❖ Also called nôgyô-no-kami, nôgyô-no-megami
nô (agriculture, farmers)
gyô (work, business) no (possessive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) nô (agriculture, farmers) gyô (work, business) no (possessive particle) me (female, woman) gami (kami)
oo (great, large, big)
toshi (year) no (implied possessive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) oo (great, large, big) toshi (year end) no (implied possessive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ Guardian kami of grain farming ❖ Guardian kami of the rice harvest
rai (come)
hô (call on, visit) shin (kami) ❖ Visiting kami ❖ A being which periodically visits a community from the other world to bring blessings ❖ Beliefs in this type of kami are based on the view of kami as transient beings that do not dwell permanently in a single place
ru (detain, fasten, halt, stop)
su (guard, protect, defend) rusu (caretaker, house-sitter) gami (kami) ru (detain, fasten, halt, stop) su (lord, chief, master) gami (kami) ❖ The kami responsible for maintaining the world while the kami are assembled at izumo in October: kamado-gami, ebisu, namazu, jashin, raijin, suijin, nôkôjin, ta-no-kami
shichi (seven)
fuku (blessing, fortune, luck, wealth) jin (kami) ❖ Seven kami of good fortune (of Buddhist origin)
ben (speech)
zai | sai (genius) ten (heavens, sky) ❖ (Buddhist) ❖ kami of eloquence, knowledge, art, beauty, and especially music ❖ Also called ben-ten
ben (speech)
ten (heavens, sky)
bi (help, assist)
sha | sa (sand) mon (gate) ten (heavens, sky) ❖ (Buddhist guardian) ❖ kami of warriors ❖ (See jûni-ten)
dai (large, big)
koku | kuro (black) ten (heavens, sky) ❖ (Buddhist) ❖ kami of wealth, commerce and trade. Most commonly seen carrying a "wealth-pounding" wooden mallet in his right hand, holding a treasure sack over his left shoulder, and standing upon rice bales ❖ Also called daikoku
dai (large, big)
koku | kuro (black)
ebisu (provincial one who lives far from a city)
❖ kami of fishers or merchants ❖ Often seen holding a fishing pole or a sea bream
fuku (blessing, fortune, luck, wealth)
roku (allowance, pension, grant, happiness) ju (longevity, one's natural life) ❖ kami of happiness, wealth and longevity
ho (linen, cloth)
tei (sack, bag, pouch) ❖ The fat and happy kami of abundance and good health ❖ Deity of contentment and happiness ❖ Guardian of children ❖ Patron of bartenders ❖ An incarnation of miroku bosatsu
ju (longevity, one's natural life)
rou (old man, old age, grow old) jin | nin (person) ❖ kami of longevity ❖ A thin old man dressed as a scholar ❖ Accompanied by a crane and a deer
kichi (good luck, joy, congratulations)
jou | shou (auspicious, happiness, good omen) ten (heavens, sky) ❖ (Buddhist) ❖ kami of happiness ❖ Sometimes replaces jurô-jin
takara (treasure, wealth, valuables)
bune | fune (boat, ship) ❖ The ship the shichi-fuku-jin ride on ❖ They arrive in town on the new year
sô (pale, blue)
zen (in front, before) sama (polite suffix) ❖ Guardian kami of horses
ta (rice paddy)
no (possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami of the rice fields ❖ Descends from the heavens (or in some cases, from the mountains See yama-no-kami) in the spring and leaves in the autumn
u (eaves, roof, house, heaven)
ga (congratulations, joy) jin (kami) ❖ Female fertility kami ❖ Frequently associated with benzai-ten
u (eaves, roof, house, heaven)
ka (used phonetically) yuki (of, this) mi (honorable) tama (spirit, soul) no (implied possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) u (eaves, roof, house, heaven) ka (congratulations, joy) mi (honorable) tama (spirit, soul) no (implied possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ kami associated with agriculture and foodstuffs ❖ Sometimes male, sometimes female ❖ When male, conflated with inari ❖ Also called ukanomitama-no-ôkami, ukanomitama, uganomitama, uka-no-kami
u (eaves, roof, house, heaven)
ka (used phonetically) mi (honorable) tama (spirit, soul) no (implied possesive particle) ô (great, large, big) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) kura (warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury) ino (rice plant) tama (soul, spirit) kura (warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury) ino (rice plant) tama (soul, spirit) u (eaves, roof, house, heaven) ka (congratulations, joy) no (possessive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
The kanji for hoshoku are also pronounced ukemochi
ho (protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support) shoku (food, eat) no (implied possesive particle) kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ❖ Female kami of food |
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