English Explanatory Dictionary

kamikaze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
  2. One who carries out a suicide attack, especially with an aircraft.
  3. A vehicle used for a suicide attack, especially an aircraft.
  4. One who takes excessive risks, as for example in a sporting event.
  5. A cocktail made of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice.
  6. A deliberate wipeout.
verb
  1. To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
  2. To carry out a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
  3. To fail disastrously.
adj
  1. Suicidal, risking one's own life.
  2. Having or showing reckless disregard for safety or personal welfare.

Pronunciation

kä′mĭ-kä′zē /ˌkɑː.mɪˈkɑː.ziː/ /ˌkɑ.mɪˈkɑ.zi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ookap-kamikaze.wav /ˌkɐː.mɪˈkɐː.ziː/ /ˌkɐː.məˈkɐː.ziː/ /ˌka.mɪˈka.zi/ /ˌkaː.mɪˈkaː.ziː/ En-au-kamikaze.ogg

Word forms

kamikaze kamikazes kamikazeing kamikazed

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神風(かみかぜ) (kamikaze, “divine wind”), from 神(かみ) (kami, “divine”) + 風(かぜ) (kaze, “wind”); which originally referred to the typhoon that destroyed the Mongol navy attacking Japan in 1281.

Related words

hara-kiri hero juramentado martyr seppuku shaheed suicide suicide bomber

Derived words

kamikaze drone kamikaze shoplifting

Translations

Arabic: هُجُومٌ إِنْتِحَارِيّ Arabic: كَامِيكَازِي Azerbaijani: kamikadze Chinese Mandarin: 神風 /神风 Chinese Mandarin: 神風攻擊 /神风攻击 Danish: kamikazeaktion Finnish: itsemurhahyökkäys Galician: kamikaze Georgian: კამიკაძე German: Himmelfahrtskommando German: Selbstmordanschlag German: Selbstmordangriff German: Selbstmordattentat Greek: επίθεση αυτοκτονίας Indonesian: kamikaze Japanese: 神風攻撃 Japanese: 神風 Japanese: 体当たり Korean: 가미카제 Korean: 다이아타리 Kyrgyz: камикадзе Kyrgyz: жанкечти Malay: kamikaze Persian: کامیکازه Polish: atak samobójczy Portuguese: camicase Portuguese: kamikaze Russian: камика́дзе Spanish: kamikaze Swedish: kamikaze Turkish: kamikaze Vietnamese: thần phong Welsh: camicasi Welsh: kamikaze
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