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Synonyms for banzai

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : bahn-zahy, bahn-; Japanese bahn-dzah-ee
Phonetic Transcription : bɑnˈzaɪ, ˈbɑn-; Japanese ˈbɑnˈdzɑ i

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Définition of banzai

Origin :
  • Japanese war-cry, 1893, literally "(may you live) ten thousand years," originally a greeting addressed to the emperor, from ban "ten thousand" + sai "year."
  • As in gung ho : adj full of enthusiasm
  • As in war cry : noun battle cry
Example sentences :
  • Some said they heard a voice reply 'Banzai,' some heard nothing.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • Here the General was interrupted by a soul-stirring shout of “Banzai!”
  • Extract from : « Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun » by Harry Collingwood
  • His reason was all gone, yet he did not forget to shout Banzai for his Fatherland.
  • Extract from : « Human Bullets » by Tadayoshi Sakurai
  • The signal was greeted with enthusiasm and loud cries of "Banzai!"
  • Extract from : « Banzai! » by Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
  • Some Japanese regiments, in attacking our positions, threw themselves with the cry of "Banzai!"
  • Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908 » by Various
  • I had already made my selection, when suddenly a voice called out from the rigging, 'Banzai!
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • My crew received me back with literally open arms and loud shouts of “Banzai Nippon!”
  • Extract from : « Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun » by Harry Collingwood
  • Forward went the line, until every man had been smitten down, and the last brave throat had shouted its last shrill "Banzai!"
  • Extract from : « Peeps at Many Lands: Japan » by John Finnemore
  • Banzai was shouted two or three times; joy and congratulation resounded on the heights of Kenzan, which was now virtually ours.
  • Extract from : « Human Bullets » by Tadayoshi Sakurai
  • I have been carrying this bottle in my belt since yesterday, to drink a Banzai in the enemys position.
  • Extract from : « Human Bullets » by Tadayoshi Sakurai
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