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Kami vs Kai - What's the difference?

kami | kai |

As nouns the difference between kami and kai

is that kami is an animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan while kai is {{context|lang=en|NZ|informal}} food.

As proper nouns the difference between kami and kai

is that kami is a Bantu language of Tanzania while Kai is a given name derived from Germanic of modern usage.

kami

English

(wikipedia kami)

Noun

(kami)
  • An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
  • A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.

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    kai

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • food
  • * 1995 , Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ
    • Actually, I'm not sure I like these new hangis using the foil, it tends to stop the juices getting through to the stones and I reckon the hangi kai is drier to the palate.
  • * 2003 , "RK", Maori TV'' (on newsgroup ''nz.general )
    • i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai , go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office.
  • * 2003 , "Carmen", Is there really a censor in NZ?!'' (on newsgroup ''nz.general )
    • Got to go now and get some kai .
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