What is the literal meaning of the word kamikaze?

Question

Just wondering.

Answer 1

A Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal crash attack, especially upon a ship.
An airplane loaded with explosives to be piloted in a suicide attack.
Slang An extremely reckless person who seems to court death.
slang name for a very Strong liquor drink that is sweet tasting made with vodka, triple sec and rose's lime juice

Answer 2

"Kamikaze" is Japanese for "divine wind".
In the 13th century a large fleet of attackers from the mainland of Asia was sailing toward Japan when a great storm arose and destroyed the invading fleet. The Japanese believed that the gods had sent the storm to save them, and they called it "kamikaze", or "divine wind". This story became an important part of Japanese history, and when they began using suicide pilots during World War II, they adopted the term "kamikaze" in honor of what they believed had saved them from defeat once before.

Answer 3

SpiritWind. It was an honor at the time (WWII) to give one's life for the Emperor and their country... most of this newfound honor was due to great brainwashing techniques on younger, more maleable or easily-influenced minds, not all that different from those who are terrorist suicide bombers today. The young pilots were enthusiastically trained specifically for a one-way suicide mission.

The Kamikaze fighters/bombers were a last-ditch attempt to weaken the Allied morale bi not only destroying their ships coming striaght into high dives with manned planes laiden with multi-warhead explosives in place of return-trip fuel, but also to get into the American or Allied psyche that young men were sacrificing themselves for their country, hoping to weaken the Allies' ability to fight back and regain a threshold in the Pacific. This was purely a DESPERATE, INHUMAN act from a crumbling nation and empire. WWII veterans still say today that this was THE single most frightening and dreaded 'weapon' they ever faced.

Answer 4

"Kamikaze (Japanese: 神風; kami = god, spirit kaze = wind) is a word of Japanese origin, which in the English language usually refers to the suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan, against Allied shipping, in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II."

From Wikipedia, the free, online encylopedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

kame=drink much
kaze=vomit much

Answer 6

"Drink that f*cks you up really bad."