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kamikaze

/ˌkɑː.mɪˈkɑː.ziː/ UK
/ˌkɑ.mɪˈkɑ.zi/ Canada, US
/ˌkɒ.mɪˈkɒ.zi/ Canada
/ˌkɐː.mɪˈkɐː.ziː/ Australia
/ˌkɐː.məˈkɐː.ziː/ New Zealand
/ˌka.mɪˈka.zi/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɑːziː

Where it comes from

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.

noun kamikazes

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. Coupled with this were issues involving actually getting enough torpedoes out there to the fleet in the first place! Whilst they were a munition, a torpedo is far more complex and took far longer to build than a shell for a naval gun, even a battleship shell. Torpedoes, remember, are effectively sma
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. Only top-shelf liquor is served, though Sasha refuses to serve drinks he deems fratlike. These include woo woos, kamikazes and shots of any kind.
countable A deliberate wipeout.

verb kamikazes · kamikazeing · 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.

adjective

not comparable Suicidal, risking one's own life. Sheathed in helmets, gloves, and jackets, they look more like manic video game figures than humans. They weave through traffic and around double-decker buses at kamikaze velocity.
not comparable Having or showing reckless disregard for safety or personal welfare.

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noun suicidal attack

Español	kamikaze
한국어	가미카제 gamikaje, 다이아타리 daiatari
日本語	神風攻撃 kamikaze kōgeki, 神風 kamikaze, 体当たり taiatari
中文	神風 /神风 shénfēng, 神風攻擊 /神风攻击 shénfēng gōngjí
Português	camicase, kamikaze
Deutsch	Himmelfahrtskommando, Selbstmordanschlag, Selbstmordangriff, Selbstmordattentat
Ελληνικά	επίθεση αυτοκτονίας epíthesi aftoktonías
Русский	камика́дзе kamikádzɛ
Tiếng Việt	thần phong
العربية	هُجُومٌ إِنْتِحَارِيّ hujūmun ʔintiḥāriyy, كَامِيكَازِي kāmīkāzī

noun suicidal attacker

Español	kamikaze
한국어	가미카제 gamikaje
日本語	特別攻撃隊 tokubetsu kōgekitai, 特攻隊 tokkōtai, 神風特攻隊 kamikaze tokkōtai
中文	神風特攻隊 /神风特攻队 shénfēng tègōngduì, 神風特別攻擊隊 /神风特别攻击队 shénfēng tèbié gōngjí duì
Português	camicase
Français	kamikaze
Deutsch	Selbstmordattentäter
Ελληνικά	καμικάζι kamikázi
Русский	камика́дзе kamikádzɛ, сме́ртник smértnik, сме́ртница smértnica
العربية	اِنْتِحَارِيّ intiḥāriyy, كَامِيكَازِي kāmīkāzī

verb to commit a suicidal attack

Français	kamikazer

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@misc{kamikaze_2026,
  title = {kamikaze},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kamikaze},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}