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神風タクシー

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かみ
Grade: 3
かぜ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
神風タクシー (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 神風(かみかぜ) (kamikaze, kamikaze) + タクシー (takushī, taxi). First cited to a work from 1960.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) みかぜタシー [kàmíkázé táꜜkùshìì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲika̠ze̞ ta̠kɯ̟̊ɕiː]

Noun

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(かみ)(かぜ)タクシー (kamikaze takushī

  1. (dated slang) [from 1960] A taxi that drives at a high speed and in a reckless manner that may cause accidents.

References

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  1. ^ 神風タクシー”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  2. ^ 神風タクシー”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006