ばんざい

See also: はんざい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ばんざい – see the following entries.
万歳
[noun] an extremely long period of time
[noun] (raising one's hands three times in cheer) raising ones hands
[noun] (raising one's hands in defeat) business troubles, bankruptcy
[interjection] an expression of celebration
万才
[interjection] banzai! hooray! (a celebratory cheer; a cheer for victory)
(This term, ばんざい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
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