Word Meaning 神がかる

かみがかる kamigakaru

神がかる is read as かみがかる (kamigakaru) and means to be possessed by a god.

Meaning

English

  1. to be possessed by a god
  2. to not act like oneself
  3. to behave oddly
  4. to be awesome
  5. to be extreme
  6. to be incredible

Reading

Kana

かみがかる

Romaji

kamigakaru

Writing Variants

  • 神懸かる かみがかる kamigakaru
  • 神憑る かみがかる kamigakaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 151143 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

神に入る

しんにいる

to be divinely skilled

神官

しんかん

Shinto priest

神道

しんとう

Shinto

神風

かみかぜ

divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)

神事

しんじ

Shinto ritual

神業

かみわざ

Shinto ritual

神木

しんぼく

sacred tree

神経

しんけい

nerve

神話

しんわ

myth

神様

かみさま

God

神父

しんぷ

Catholic priest

神主

かんぬし

Shinto priest