banzai

• POS: Interjection
• HYPHEN: ban=zai

CIDE DICTIONARY

banzai, interj. [Jap. banzai, banzei, ten thousand years, forever.].

 Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

banzai, int.
1 a Japanese battle cry.
2 a form of greeting used to the Japanese emperor.

Etymology

Jap., = ten thousand years (of life to you)

THESAURUS

banzai

bugle call, call to arms, call-up, catchword, clarion, clarion call, conscription, exhortation, go for broke, gung ho, levy, mobilization, muster, rally, rallying cry, rebel yell, recruitment, slogan, trumpet call, war cry, war whoop, watchword

ROGET THESAURUS

banzai

Five

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