(かみわざ)

かみわざ
noun
superhuman feat; divine skill
1. superhuman feat; divine skill
A skill or accomplishment so remarkable it seems beyond human ability, as if performed by a god.
まさに神業(かみわざ)だ。
It's truly a superhuman feat.
ゴールキーパーが神業(かみわざ)のようなセーブを()せた。
The goalkeeper made a miraculous save.
(かれ)職人(しょくにん)としての技術(ぎじゅつ)神業(かみわざ)()ってもいい。
His craftsmanship can fairly be called divine skill.

Praise for an extraordinary feat of skill — common in sports, crafts, and the performing arts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 神業(かみわざ)のような: miraculous; superhuman
  • 神業(かみわざ)(ちか)い: bordering on the superhuman

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 名人芸(めいじんげい): masterly skill — expert skill, but still recognisably human
  • (はな)(わざ): a stunt; a daring feat — a spectacular act rather than refined skill