kamikaze
An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with…An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
» The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Himmelfahrtskommando, Selbstmordanschlag, Selbstmordangriff
камика́дзеkamikádzɛ
a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
(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)A deliberate wipeout.
Selbstmordattentäter
камика́дзеkamikádzɛ, сме́ртникsmértnik, сме́ртницаsmértnica
каміка́дзеkamikádze, сме́ртникsmértnyk, сме́ртницяsmértnycja
Examples
3 sentencesThe only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
Zionists are using Jewish settlers as political kamikazes.
Hiroshi died in a kamikaze mission in World War II.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 神風(かみかぜ) (kamikaze, “divine wind”), from 神(かみ) (kami, “divine”) + 風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.
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Forms
plural: kamikazesWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable