神かみ風かぜ

noun

divine wind; providential typhoon

Historically refers to the typhoons that destroyed Mongol invasion fleets in the 13th century, seen as a divine protection of Japan. Also used metaphorically for any miraculous wind or divine intervention.

• 元げん寇こうのとき、神かみ風かぜが吹ふいて日本にほんを救すくったと伝つたえられている。

  It is said that during the Mongol invasions, a divine wind blew and saved Japan.

• 彼かれはその幸こう運うんを神かみ風かぜと呼よんだ。

  He called that stroke of luck a divine wind.

noun

kamikaze; suicide attack unit

Only with reading かみかぜ

Refers to the WWII Japanese special attack units and their pilots. The reading is restricted to かみかぜ. In English, 'kamikaze' is widely used; in Japanese, the term carries heavy historical weight.

• 特とっ攻こう隊たいは神かみ風かぜ特とく別べつ攻こう撃げき隊たいとも呼よばれた。

  The special attack units were also called Kamikaze Special Attack Units.

• 神かみ風かぜ特とっ攻こう隊たいの歴れき史しは、戦せん争そうの悲ひ惨さんさを物もの語がたっている。

  The history of the kamikaze special attack units tells of the tragedy of war.