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What does 万歳 (ばんざい, banzai) mean?

万歳 (ばんざい, banzai) means hurray, banzai.

Quick facts
Readingばんざい
Romajibanzai
Part of speechinterjection, noun, suru verb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ばんざい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbanzai

hurray, banzai

  1. 1interjection · noun · suru verb banzai; hurray; hurrah
  2. 2noun something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive giving up; throwing one's hands up
  4. 4noun eternal life and prosperity

Example sentences

  • I passed the exam and unconsciously cheered "banzai".

  • Once the championship win was decided, everyone shouted hooray.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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