"banzai" meaning in English

See banzai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/, /ˈbænˈzaɪ/ Forms: more banzai [comparative], most banzai [superlative]
Etymology: From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|万歳|ばんざい|long live..., huzzah, hurrah}} 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), {{der|en|ltc|萬歲}} Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), {{der|en|och|萬歲||10,000 years 􂀿of life􂁀”, i.e. “immortality|tr=*mans s-qʷʰats}} Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|萬歲|tr=wànsùi}} 萬歲/万岁 (wànsùi) Head templates: {{en-adj}} banzai (comparative more banzai, superlative most banzai)
  1. Thrill-seeking; wild. Derived forms: banzai attack, banzai board, banzai charge, banzai crazy, Banzai pipeline, go banzai
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Interjection

IPA: /ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/, /ˈbænˈzaɪ/
Etymology: From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|万歳|ばんざい|long live..., huzzah, hurrah}} 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), {{der|en|ltc|萬歲}} Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), {{der|en|och|萬歲||10,000 years 􂀿of life􂁀”, i.e. “immortality|tr=*mans s-qʷʰats}} Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|萬歲|tr=wànsùi}} 萬歲/万岁 (wànsùi) Head templates: {{en-interj}} banzai
  1. A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory. Translations (a celebratory cheer): 萬歲 /万岁 (wànsuì) (Chinese Mandarin), banzaï (French), बांज़ाइ (bānzāi) (Hindi), banzai (Indonesian), 万歳 (banzai) (alt: ばんざい) (Japanese), 만세 (manse) (Korean), banzai (Portuguese), банза́й (banzáj) (Russian), бандза́й (bandzáj) (Russian), vạn tuế (Vietnamese), muôn năm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-banzai-en-intj-dy5UXPAG

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/, /ˈbænˈzaɪ/ Forms: banzais [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|万歳|ばんざい|long live..., huzzah, hurrah}} 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), {{der|en|ltc|萬歲}} Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), {{der|en|och|萬歲||10,000 years 􂀿of life􂁀”, i.e. “immortality|tr=*mans s-qʷʰats}} Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|萬歲|tr=wànsùi}} 萬歲/万岁 (wànsùi) Head templates: {{en-noun}} banzai (plural banzais)
  1. A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory.
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  2. Clipping of banzai charge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: banzai charge Categories (topical): Monarchy
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Verb

IPA: /ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/, /ˈbænˈzaɪ/ Forms: banzais [present, singular, third-person], banzaiing [participle, present], banzaied [participle, past], banzaied [past]
Etymology: From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|万歳|ばんざい|long live..., huzzah, hurrah}} 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), {{der|en|ltc|萬歲}} Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), {{der|en|och|萬歲||10,000 years 􂀿of life􂁀”, i.e. “immortality|tr=*mans s-qʷʰats}} Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|萬歲|tr=wànsùi}} 萬歲/万岁 (wànsùi) Head templates: {{en-verb}} banzai (third-person singular simple present banzais, present participle banzaiing, simple past and past participle banzaied)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To carry out a banzai charge (against). Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (place): Japan
    Sense id: en-banzai-en-verb-Ph~eGnxF Disambiguation of Japan: 24 11 13 21 31 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 2 3 46 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 3 3 41 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 2 2 44 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 2 2 44 36

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cmn",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "萬歲",
        "tr": "wànsùi"
      },
      "expansion": "萬歲/万岁 (wànsùi)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnᴴ siuᴇiᴴ), 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)”).\nCompare Mandarin 萬歲/万岁 (wànsùi).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "banzais",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "banzaiing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "banzaied",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "banzaied",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "banzai (third-person singular simple present banzais, present participle banzaiing, simple past and past participle banzaied)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ban‧zai"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To carry out a banzai charge (against)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transitive",
          "transitive"
        ],
        [
          "intransitive",
          "intransitive"
        ],
        [
          "banzai charge",
          "banzai charge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To carry out a banzai charge (against)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbænˈzaɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "banzai"
  ],
  "word": "banzai"
}

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