鬼神

Noun

 * 1) ghosts and spirits; supernatural beings

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) a fierce god or spirit
 * 2) all of the spirits and souls and gods of the world
 * 3)  someone with superhuman power or ability, such as, the ruler of heaven, or a  or demon

Etymology 2
Compound of.

The term may have arisen as the native-Japanese reading of the 🇨🇬 derived term kijin above. Found in the , published in roughly 905 CE.

Noun

 * 1) an invisible spirit, particularly a fierce one