Kamikaze

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Pronunciation

• /ˌkæməˈkaːziː/

Etymology

From Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ, kamikaze), divine wind.

Noun

kamikaze

1. an attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
2. one who makes such an attack

Translations

• Japanese: 特別攻撃隊 (tokubetsukōgekitai) (official), 特攻隊 (とっこうたい, tokkōtai) (popular), 神風特攻隊 (かみかぜとっこうたい, kamikazetokkōtai)

See also

• hara-kiri
• seppuku
• suicide
• Discussion of this term on Languagehat, a language blog

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