“Kami” in Japanese

(Painting of Izanami and Izanagi by Kobayashi Eitaku, 1880-90)

There are various homonyms in Japanese, and “Kami” is one of them. “Kami” means “hair” ; “paper” or “god” in Japanese.

Kami - 髪 (かみ)、means hair. While referring to ‘hair’ Japanese also use the term “kaminoke” (髪の毛) to avoid confusion. 

Kami - 紙、means paper. 

Kami – 神 (かみ)、means god. This term could also be used as an adjective that refers to ‘godlike’ in Japanese. 

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