joss vs god

joss and god both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
joss	Yes	No	No	No
god	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, god is a hypernym of joss; that is, god is a word with a broader meaning than joss:

Other hypernyms of joss include graven image, idol.

joss (noun)	god (noun)
a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol	a material effigy that is worshipped
	any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
	a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people