奇跡(きせき)

きせき
noun
miracle
See also: 軌跡(きせき) (trajectory, track)
1. miracle
An extraordinary event that seems impossible to explain by natural or scientific laws.
これは奇跡(きせき)だ。
This is a miracle.
奇跡(きせき)が起(お)きた。
A miracle happened.
奇跡(きせき)的(てき)に助(たす)かった。
He/She miraculously survived.

奇跡(きせき) refers to an extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural causes or logic. It can describe literal divine intervention or, more commonly, something remarkably fortunate or unlikely.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 奇跡(きせき)が起(お)きる: a miracle happens
  • 奇跡(きせき)的(てき)に: miraculously
  • 奇跡(きせき)的(てき)な回復(かいふく): miraculous recovery
  • 奇跡(きせき)を信(しん)じる: to believe in miracles
  • 奇跡(きせき)の生還(せいかん): miraculous survival

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 不思議(ふしぎ): mystery, wonder (less dramatic)
  • 驚異(きょうい): marvel, wonder (emphasizes amazement)

USAGE:
Often used figuratively in everyday speech for any surprisingly good outcome: 奇跡(きせき)的(てき)に間(ま)に合(あ)った (I miraculously made it in time).

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Added 2026.2.4 19:52 · Revised 2026.3.26 21:02
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