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- [bahn-zahy, bahn-; Japanese bahn-dzah-ee]
- /bɑnˈzaɪ, ˈbɑn-; Japanese ˈbɑnˈdzɑ i/
- /bˈanzaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahn-zahy, bahn-; Japanese bahn-dzah-ee]
- /bɑnˈzaɪ, ˈbɑn-; Japanese ˈbɑnˈdzɑ i/
Definitions of banzai word
- exclamation banzai a patriotic cheer, battle cry, or salutation 3
- interjection banzai used as a Japanese greeting, cheer, and battle cry 3
- adjective banzai leading to likely or inevitable death; suicidal: a banzai attack by Japanese troops in the last days of World War II. 1
- noun banzai A Japanese battle cry. 1
- interjection banzai Japanese war cry 1
- noun banzai A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory. 0
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Origin of banzai
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Japanese, equivalent to ban ten thousand + -zai, combining form of sai years of age (< Middle Chinese, akin to Chinese wàn-suì, Korean manse)
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Parts of speech for Banzai
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
banzai popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
banzai usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for banzai
adj banzai
- aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- dedicated — You use dedicated to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it.
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
noun banzai
- call to arms — a command to report for active military duty.
- rebel yell — a long, shrill battle cry used by Confederate troops in the U.S. Civil War.
- war dance — a dance preliminary to going into battle or in celebration of a victory, as formerly among American Indians.
- war whoop — a yell uttered in making an attack: the war whoop of the American Indian.
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
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