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banzai
[ bahn-zahy, bahn-; Japanese bahn-dzah-ee ]
interjection
- (used as a Japanese patriotic cry or joyous shout.)
- (used as a Japanese battle cry.)
adjective
- leading to likely or inevitable death; suicidal:
a banzai attack by Japanese troops in the last days of World War II.
banzai
/ ˈbɑːnzaɪ; bɑːnˈzaɪ /
interjection
- a patriotic cheer, battle cry, or salutation
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Origin of banzai1
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Origin of banzai1
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Example Sentences
Forward went the line, until every man had been smitten down, and the last brave throat had shouted its last shrill "Banzai!"
Our long-drawn, serpent-like regiment, sent off with the hearty and sincere Banzai of the people, began to move on step by step.
Banzai was shouted two or three times; joy and congratulation resounded on the heights of Kenzan, which was now virtually ours.
I have been carrying this bottle in my belt since yesterday, to drink a Banzai in the enemys position.
The imperial colors waved high above our new camp, and the Banzai of rejoicing arose like surges of the sea!
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