whirlwind skin cut
A folkloric or meteorological term for a cut on the skin believed to be caused by a vacuum created by a whirlwind. Related to the 鎌鼬 (kamaitachi) phenomenon. Rare and mainly encountered in traditional or regional contexts.
See also: 鎌鼬
People in the past blamed sudden cuts on the skin on the kamakaze.
sudden windstorm; gale
A sudden, violent windstorm or gale. This sense is less common and may be regional or literary.
A sudden gale blew fiercely and tore off the roof.
Compound of 鎌 (kama, 'sickle') and 風 (kaze, 'wind'), literally 'sickle wind'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely derives from folk beliefs about whirlwinds causing sharp cuts, similar to the kamaitachi legend.