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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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French teenagers who called themselves Yamakazi
Modern parkour, an adaptation of this approach, was developed in the 1990s by a group of French teenagers who called themselves the Yamakazi.
Hi,
What does "Yamakazi" in the above mean litterally? Is it related with the word "kamakazi?" Thanks.
Hi,
What does "Yamakazi" in the above mean litterally? Is it related with the word "kamakazi?" Thanks.
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Either the teenagers mistook it for kamikaze ('wind of the gods'), or they coined the name, 'yamakaz e ' ('mountain wind'), which is not a word used in Japanese. Yama means 'mountain', and is a common component of many Japanese nouns and personal names; kazi has no meaning.
- Either the teenagers mistook it for kamikaze ('wind of the gods'), or they coined the name, 'yamakaz e ' ('mountain wind'), which is not a word used in Japanese.
- Yama means 'mountain', and is a common component of many Japanese nouns and personal names; kazi has no meaning.
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Either the teenagers mistook it for kamikaze ('wind of the gods'), or they coined the name, 'yamakaze' ('mountain wind'), which is not a word used in Japanese. Yama means 'mountain', and is a common component of many Japanese nouns and personal names; kazi has no meaning.
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Either the teenagers mistook it for kamikaze ('wind of the gods'), or they coined the name, 'yamakaze' ('mountain wind'), which is not a word used in Japanese. Yama means 'mountain', and is a common component of many Japanese nouns and personal names; kazi has no meaning.
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im pretty sure it has to do with yamakas because french teens beat up a jewish girl and its combined with kamikaze so its a yamakaze
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