かみさま

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かみさま – see the following entries.

【上様】

[noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete)

[noun] [1300s–???] (honorific, address) form of address or reference for the wife of a daimyo, lord, or other individual of high social status: honored superior, milady

[noun] [1675–???] (honorific, address) during the Edo period, form of address or reference for a widow or elderly mother of a household of good social standing

[noun] [1689–???] (honorific, address) during the Edo period, form of address or reference used by townsfolk for someone else's wife or mother

【神様】

[noun] (honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity, including the God of the Abrahamic religions

[noun] (figurative) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something

(This term, かみさま, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)