Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Suicidal, risking one's own life.

  2. (not comparable)Having or showing reckless disregard for safety or personal welfare.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

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  2. Zionists are using Jewish settlers as political kamikazes.

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  3. Hiroshi died in a kamikaze mission in World War II.

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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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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kalekaleidoscopekamalakankanakangarooB2

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