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.)