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Kanji for Divine
The kanji for “divine” is 神, read shin and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
神
divine
The divine; the gods who live in nature in Shinto belief.
9 strokes On reading シン、ジン (shin, jin) Kun reading かみ、かん、こう (kami, kan, kou) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kan, shin, jin
In Japan it appears in about 138 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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