banzai

English

Etymology

From Japanese 万歳 (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mjòn-sjwèi), from Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), from 萬 (“10,000”) 歲 (“year (of age)”).

Compare Mandarin 萬歲／万岁 (wànsùi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/, /ˈbænˈzaɪ/
Hyphenation: ban‧zai

Adjective

banzai (comparative more banzai, superlative most banzai)

Thrill-seeking; wild.
- 1991, Cycle World: Volume 30
  Still, the Seca II isn't meant to be a racebike, and power is adequate for all but the most banzai backroad blitzing.

Derived terms

Terms derived from banzai

banzai board
banzai charge

banzai crazy
Banzai pipeline

go banzai

Interjection

banzai

A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory.

Translations

a celebratory cheer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 萬歲 (zh), 万岁 (zh) (wànsuì)
French: banzaï (fr)
Japanese: 万歳 (ja) (ばんざい, banzai)

Korean: 만세 (ko) (manse)
Portuguese: banzai
Russian: банза́й (ru) (banzáj), бандза́й (bandzáj)
Vietnamese: vạn tuế (vi), muôn năm (vi)

hurrah — see hurrah

Noun

banzai (plural banzais)

A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory.

Anagrams

Abazin, Zabian, Zainab

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