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banzai

Syllables: ban·zai/ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/

banzai adjective: thrill-seeking; wild. Also the clipping of banzai charge.

Adjective

banzai (comparative more banzai, superlative most banzai)

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

Interjection

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

Noun

banzai (plural banzais)

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

Verb

banzai (third-person singular simple present banzais, present participle banzaiing, simple past and past participle banzaied)

  1. (ambitransitive) To carry out a banzai charge (against).

Also used as

banzai is also the clipping of banzai charge.

banzai meaning in Hindi, Indonesian and Vietnamese

banzai in Hindi

a celebratory cheer
बांज़ाइ bānzāi

banzai in Indonesian

a celebratory cheer
banzai

banzai in Vietnamese

a celebratory cheer
vạn tuế, muôn năm

Forms of banzai

Adjective
comparativemore banzai
superlativemost banzai
Noun
pluralbanzais
Verb
third-person singular presentbanzais
present participlebanzaiing
past participlebanzaied
pastbanzaied

Origin of banzai

From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mjonᴴ sjwejᴴ), 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).

Words formed from banzai

  • banzai attack
  • banzai board
  • banzai charge
  • banzai crazy
  • Banzai pipeline
  • go banzai

Phrases with banzai

Questions about banzai

What does banzai mean?
Banzai means thrill-seeking; wild.
What is banzai in Hindi?
Banzai in Hindi is बांज़ाइ (bānzāi). See Banzai meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is banzai?
Banzai can be an adjective, an interjection, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce banzai?
Banzai is pronounced /ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/.

Words near banzai in the dictionary

  1. banyas
  2. Banyena
  3. Banyule
  4. Banyumasan
  5. Banza
  6. banzai
  7. banzai charge
  8. banzai charges
  9. banzaied
  10. banzaiing
  11. banzais

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