kami
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Kami are the myriad deities or spirits in Shinto belief, revered as sacred forces residing in natural phenomena, objects, and ancestral beings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| kami canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7181047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: kami Context triple: [Takamagahara, inhabitedBy, kami]
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A.
Kami
Kami is a Japanese rapper and member of the hip hop duo SaveMoney, known for his energetic style and contributions to Chicago’s alternative rap scene.
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B.
KAMPI
KAMPI is a Philippine political party closely associated with former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her administration.
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C.
koto
The koto is a traditional Japanese zither-like stringed instrument known for its long, hollow body and distinctive, resonant sound used in classical and folk music.
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D.
Kitasaiwai
Kitasaiwai is a prominent commercial and business district in Nishi Ward, Yokohama, known for its offices, shopping facilities, and urban infrastructure.
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E.
KARI
KARI is South Korea's national aerospace research organization responsible for developing space and aeronautical technologies, including satellites and launch vehicles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: kami Target entity description: Kami are the myriad deities or spirits in Shinto belief, revered as sacred forces residing in natural phenomena, objects, and ancestral beings.
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A.
Kami
Kami is a Japanese rapper and member of the hip hop duo SaveMoney, known for his energetic style and contributions to Chicago’s alternative rap scene.
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B.
KAMPI
KAMPI is a Philippine political party closely associated with former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her administration.
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C.
koto
The koto is a traditional Japanese zither-like stringed instrument known for its long, hollow body and distinctive, resonant sound used in classical and folk music.
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D.
Kitasaiwai
Kitasaiwai is a prominent commercial and business district in Nishi Ward, Yokohama, known for its offices, shopping facilities, and urban infrastructure.
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E.
KARI
KARI is South Korea's national aerospace research organization responsible for developing space and aeronautical technologies, including satellites and launch vehicles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto concept
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deity ⓘ spiritual being ⓘ supernatural entity ⓘ |
| areAssociatedWith |
ancestral spirits
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fertility ⓘ mountains ⓘ natural phenomena ⓘ objects ⓘ places ⓘ rivers ⓘ rocks ⓘ thunder ⓘ trees ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| areBelievedTo |
bring good fortune
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cause misfortune if disrespected ⓘ protect communities ⓘ |
| areBelievedTo | influence natural events ⓘ |
| areCentralTo |
Shinto cosmology
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Shinto ritual practice ⓘ |
| areDescribedIn |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| areHonoredThrough |
festivals
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offerings ⓘ prayers ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| areRelatedTo |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| areReveredAs | sacred forces ⓘ |
| areVeneratedIn |
Shinto shrines
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shrines ⓘ |
| canBe |
ambivalent
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benevolent ⓘ malevolent ⓘ |
| conceptIncludes | yaoyorozu-no-kami ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| differFrom | monotheistic God concepts ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| numberDescribedAs | myriad ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| resideIn |
ancestral beings
ⓘ
man-made objects ⓘ natural features ⓘ |
| termWrittenInKanji | 神 ⓘ |
| worshipPracticedBy |
Japanese people
ⓘ
Shinto practitioners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: kami Description of subject: Kami are the myriad deities or spirits in Shinto belief, revered as sacred forces residing in natural phenomena, objects, and ancestral beings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.