adj
Meaning 1
Thrill-seeking; wild.
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Standard Lemma guide
banzai
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/ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/
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/ˈbænˈzaɪ/
intj
Meaning 2
A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory.
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noun
Meaning 3
A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory.
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noun
Meaning 4
Clipping of banzai charge.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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verb
Meaning 5
To carry out a banzai charge (against).
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Usage: ambitransitive
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noun
Meaning 6
a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cheer
History
Etymology
From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mjonH sjwejH), from Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qwhats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), from 萬 /万 (wàn, “10,000”) 歲 /岁 (suì, “year (of age)”). Compare Mandarin 萬歲/万岁 (wànsùi).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 萬歲 /万岁 (wànsuì) — a celebratory cheer
- French: banzaï — a celebratory cheer
- Hindi: बांज़ाइ (bānzāi) — a celebratory cheer
- Indonesian: banzai — a celebratory cheer
- Japanese: 万歳 (banzai) — a celebratory cheer
- Korean: 만세 (manse) — a celebratory cheer
- Portuguese: banzai — a celebratory cheer
- Russian: банза́й (banzáj) — a celebratory cheer
- Russian: бандза́й (bandzáj) — a celebratory cheer
- Vietnamese: vạn tuế — a celebratory cheer
- Vietnamese: muôn năm — a celebratory cheer
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