Japanese symbol for “kamikaze”
神風
かみかぜ
Romaji: kamikaze
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
In Japanese, kamikaze is 神風, read かみかぜ (kamikaze).
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Meanings
- n divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
- n kamikaze
Written forms: 神風. Readings: かみかぜ、しんぷう、かむかぜ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | God; god; deity |
| 神話 | しんわ shinwa | myth; mythology |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 風景 | ふうけい fuukei | scenery; scene; landscape |
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