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Added 10 October 2026

kami

noun

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

noun

A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.

Origin

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

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