奇跡

きせき

Also written 奇蹟

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective miracle; wonder; marvel

Kanji

• 奇 strange. Read as キ.
• 跡 trace. Read as セキ.

Example sentences

• あなたがじゃがいもを買うように奇蹟を買うことができないなんて本当に残念だわ。
  It's a pity that you can't buy miracles like you would buy potatoes.
• 奇蹟に近いですね。
  It's nothing short of a miracle.
• 奇跡でも起こらない限り、彼はそこから逃げられないんじゃないか。
  He won't be able to escape from there without a miracle, will he?
• 奇跡が起こらない限り、それを時間通りにやることはできないだろう。
  Unless there is a miracle, we won't be able to make it on time.
• われわれの脱出は奇跡というほかなかった。
  Our escape was nothing short of a miracle.

Common phrases

• 奇跡を起こす
• 奇跡が起きる
• 奇跡が起こる
• 奇跡を描く
• 奇跡に近い
• 奇跡を呼ぶ
• 奇跡といえる

Words containing 奇跡

• 奇跡的 (きせきてき) miraculous
• キンシャサの奇跡 (キンシャサのきせき) Rumble in the Jungle (Foreman vs. Ali boxing match, October 30, 1974)
• 奇跡の一枚 (きせきのいちまい) photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self

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