かみ
kami

Noun

1. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream

Antonym of 下【しも・1】
Noun

2. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)

Noun

3. long ago

Noun

4. beginning; first

Noun

5. person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)

Honorific
Related to 御上
Noun

6. government; imperial court

Noun

7. imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace

Noun

8. head (of a table)

Noun

9. wife; mistress (of a restaurant)

Honorific