divine wind
Holy typhoon force
Divine wind is the literal translation of the Japanese word *kamikaze*.
The term originated from typhoons that destroyed Mongol invasion fleets in the 13th century, interpreted as divine intervention protecting Japan.
In English, divine wind appears primarily in historical contexts discussing these storms or explaining the etymology of kamikaze: The divine wind saved Japan from conquest.
- kamikazeReckless to fatal extremes
- suicide missionAssignment with fatal certainty
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- gustBrief wind surge
- breathAir taken in
sacred · act of God · storm · pilot · Japan · samurai · spirit · sacrifice · sky · heaven · tempest · Mongol · Mongol invasion · fleet · destroyer · warrior · honorable · death
- Imperial JapanEmperor Hirohito, Hirohito, Rising Sun, Meiji, kamikaze
- Japanese religionShinto, kami, Shintoism, Buddhism, torii
- Biblical Weatherrain, hail, storm, thunder, lightning
- Kamakura Japanshogunate, Mongol invasions, military government
divine windself-preservation
Instinct to survive danger
strategic retreat · defensive warfare · precision bombing · survival tactics · measured response
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