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

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

Noun

(かみ)(かぜ)タクシー (kamikaze takushī

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

References

  1. ^ 神風タクシー”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (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]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006