Word Meaning 神風

かみかぜ kamikaze

神風 is read as かみかぜ (kamikaze) and means divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century).

Meaning

English

  1. divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
  2. kamikaze

Reading

Kana

かみかぜ

Romaji

kamikaze

Writing Variants

  • 神風 かむかぜ kamukaze
  • 神風 しんぷう shimpuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 816 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

神官

しんかん

Shinto priest

神道

しんどう

Shinto

神主

かむぬし

Shinto priest

神事

しんじ

Shinto ritual

神業

かみわざ

Shinto ritual

神木

かみき

sacred tree

神経

しんけい

nerve

神話

しんわ

myth

神様

かみさま

God

神父

しんぷ

Catholic priest

神代

かみよ

ancient time

神学

しんがく

theology