奇跡・奇蹟|きせきkiseki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectivemiracle; wonder; marvel
   奇蹟きせきに近ちかいですね。↗

   It's nothing short of a miracle.

• SynonymミラクルNeutralA loanword with a light, casual feel, common in speech and ads, as in 「ミラクルな逆転」. 「奇跡」 is more weighty and can carry a religious overtone.
• Synonym神業かみわざNeutralPraises superhuman, godlike skill, as in 「神業のような技」. 「奇跡」 puts the weight on an outcome that defies common sense rather than on the skill itself.
• Related驚異きょういWrittenA written-style word for astonishing, extraordinary things, as in 「自然の驚異」. 「奇跡」 is for events beyond common sense that almost could not happen.
• Related不思議ふしぎNeutralFor wonders whose cause you cannot explain. 「奇跡」 is stronger: unbelievable luck or a divine miracle.
• Related不可思議ふかしぎWrittenA written word for what human wisdom cannot fathom, with a Buddhist tinge. 「奇跡」 points to a wondrous event that actually takes place.
• Related霊験れいげんWrittenA written word for the miraculous efficacy shown when prayers reach the gods or Buddha. 「奇跡」 is not limited to religion.
• Related霊異れいいWrittenA rare, written word for mysterious, wondrous things. In everyday speech use 「奇跡」 or 「不思議」.
• Related神変しんぺんWrittenA rare, written word for uncanny, unfathomable changes. In everyday speech say 「奇跡」.

Use 「奇跡」 for unbelievable events or lucky breaks. 「ミラクル」 is a lighter loanword for casual talk and ads; 「驚異」 suits awe-inspiring things, 「不思議」 the inexplicable, 「神業」 superhuman skill and 「霊験」 answered prayers. 「不可思議」 is the written choice.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 人間にんげんの力ちからや自然しぜん現象げんしょうを超こえたできごと。神かみの力ちからなどとされ、宗教しゅうきょうと結むすびついていることが多おおく、特とくに、キリスト教きりすときょうにおいては、列福れっぷくや列聖れっせいの要件ようけんとされ、信仰しんこうの重要じゅうような要素ようその一ひとつ。神業かみわざ。
2. 神かみがかりのような幸運こううん。特とくにそれを望のぞむ時ときに言いう言葉ことば。
3. 信しんじられないような出来事できごと。滅多めったにないこと。