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奇跡 (きせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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助たす
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It's a miracle that he survived.
He made a miraculous recovery.
Usage patterns 奇き 跡せき が 起お こる for a miracle to happen
I can't help thinking a miracle happened when his illness was cured.
奇き 跡せき を 起お こす to bring about a miracle
奇き 跡せき を 信しん じる to believe in a miracle
She still believes in a miracle that her son will be found.
〈 事こと 〉 は 奇き 跡せき だ it's a miracle that ~
It's a miracle that no one died in that accident.
Expressions 奇き 跡せき の 一いち 枚まい miraculous photo; photo where someone looks unusually attractive Kanji 奇 strange, strangeness, curiosity 蹟 remains, traces, footprint Related words 不思議 covers anything mysterious or strange, while 奇跡 specifically means a wondrous event that seems to defy natural law.
神業 emphasizes superhuman skill or a feat so perfect it seems divine, whereas 奇跡 focuses on an unlikely, fortunate event itself.
驚異 highlights amazement at something extraordinary (a wonder), while 奇跡 implies the event is almost impossible under normal circumstances.
奇跡 is the standard, more formal Japanese word for a miracle, while ミラクル is a casual loanword often used for dramatic or sports-related effect.
Written forms 奇き 跡せき Usage 86%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
奇き 蹟せき Usage 14%
Variant kanji form using 蹟; less common than 奇跡.
Etymology From Middle Chinese 奇跡 (gje tsjek), meaning 'miraculous trace' or 'wonderful mark'. The variant 奇蹟 uses the character 蹟 ('footprint, trace'), which is a common alternative in older texts.
The team pulled off a miracle in the last minute and won the game.
