かみわざ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
神業
神事 (uncommon)

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) かむわざ (kamuwaza), かんわざ (kanwaza)

Etymology

From 神(かみ) (kami, “god”) + 業(わざ) (waza, “work”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かみわざ [kàmíwázá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲiβ̞a̠za̠]

Noun

かみわざ • (kamiwaza) ←かみわざ (kamiwaza)?

  1. a divine act
  2. (figurative) tasks that are beyond human capabilities
    それは神業(かみわざ)だ。
    Sore wa kamiwaza da.
    That is a superhuman performance.
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