kamikaze

Questions about kamikaze

What does kamikaze mean?

kamikaze means "a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kamikaze?

kamikaze has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌkɑməˈkɑzi/.

Is kamikaze a common word?

kamikaze is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.