NichiDict

万歳

N2
ばんざい
万才
[banzai]
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Meanings

1.InterjectionNounNoun・suru

banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray

2.Noun

something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration

3.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

giving up; throwing one's hands up

4.Noun

eternal life and prosperity

Examples

優勝が決まって嬉しくて万歳と叫んだ。

When we won the championship, we shouted banzai.

皆で万歳三唱をして祝福しましたね。

We all gave three cheers of banzai.

合格の知らせに思わず万歳をしてしまった。

I cheered banzai at the news of passing.