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.