kamikaze

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 神風(かみ​かぜ) (kami​kaze, “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. === Pronunciation === enPR: kä′mĭ-kä′zē (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɑː.mɪˈkɑː.ziː/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkɑ.mɪˈkɑ.zi/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkɒ.mɪˈkɒ.zi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌkɐː.mɪˈkɐː.ziː/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌkɐː.məˈkɐː.ziː/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌka.mɪˈka.zi/ Rhymes: -ɑːziː Hyphenation: ka‧mi‧ka‧ze === Noun === kamikaze (countable and uncountable, plural kamikazes) An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft. (countable) One who carries out a suicide attack, especially with an aircraft. (countable) A vehicle used for a suicide attack, especially an aircraft. (colloquial, countable) One who takes excessive risks, as for example in a sporting event. (countable) A cocktail made of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice. (countable, surfing) A deliberate wipeout. ==== Derived terms ==== kamikaze drone kamikaze shoplifting ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hara-kiri hero juramentado martyr seppuku shaheed suicide suicide bomber === Verb === kamikaze (third-person singular simple present kamikazes, present participle kamikazeing, simple past and past participle kamikazed) (transitive) To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft. (intransitive) To carry out a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft. (intransitive, slang) To fail disastrously. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === kamikaze (not comparable) Suicidal, risking one's own life. Having or showing reckless disregard for safety or personal welfare. === References === === Further reading === “kamikaze”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Discussion of this term on Languagehat, a language blog == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kə.miˈka.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ka.miˈka.ze] Hyphenation: ka‧mi‧ka‧ze === Noun === kamikaze m (plural kamikazes) kamikaze == Czech == === Alternative forms === kamikadze === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkamɪkazɛ] Rhymes: -azɛ === Noun === kamikaze m anim kamikaze (one who makes an attack requiring his suicide, especially when done with an aircraft) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kamikaze”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995 == Danish == === Etymology === From Japanese 神風. === Noun === kamikaze c (singular definite kamikazen, plural indefinite kamikazer) kamikaze ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kamikazepilot kamikazefly kamikazeaktion ==== See also ==== selvmordspilot === References === “kamikaze” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.mi.kaz/, /ka.mi.ka.ze/ === Noun === kamikaze m or f by sense (plural kamikazes) kamikaze (person carrying out a suicide attack); suicide bomber ==== Derived terms ==== drone kamikaze ==== See also ==== attentat-suicide === Further reading === “kamikaze”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 神風(かみかぜ) (kamikaze, “divine wind”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kamikaze/ === Noun === kamikaze (plural kamikaze-kamikaze) the typhoons that saved Japan from invasion, divine wind a kamikaze, a suicide pilot in World War Two == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.miˈka.ze/, /ka.miˈkad.d͡ze/ Rhymes: -aze, -addze Hyphenation: ka‧mi‧kà‧ze === Noun === kamikaze m (invariable) kamikaze === See also === attentatore === References === === Further reading === kamikaze in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Japanese == === Romanization === kamikaze Rōmaji transcription of かみかぜ == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === camicase === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ka‧mi‧ka‧ze === Noun === kamikaze m (plural kamikazes) kamikaze ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:kamikaze. === Adjective === kamikaze m or f (plural kamikazes) kamikaze ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:kamikaze. === Further reading === “kamikaze”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French kamikaze, from Japanese 神風(かみ​かぜ) (kami​kaze, “divine wind”). === Noun === kamikaze n (uncountable) kamikaze ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kamiˈkaθe/ [ka.miˈka.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kamiˈkase/ [ka.miˈka.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ase (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ka‧mi‧ka‧ze === Noun === kamikaze m (plural kamikazes) kamikaze ghost driver, wrong-way driver === Further reading === “kamikaze”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === kamikaze kamikaze ==== Derived terms ==== kamikazeattack kamikazedrönare kamikazepilot