万歳
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 万 | 歳 |
| ばん Grade: 2 |
さい > ざい Grade: S |
| kan’on | goon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 萬歲 (kyūjitai) |
Shift in reading from 万歳 (banzei) below, keeping the older goon reading for the second character and adopting the relatively newer kan'on reading for the first character.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- an extremely long period of time
- 1936, “第五章 母音と父音 [Chapter 5: Vowels and Consonants]”, in 誰にも分かる獨習英語の學び方 [Self-Taught English for Everyone], 英語研究会, page 30:
- 大日本帝國萬歲！
- Dai Nippon Teikoku banzai!
- Long live the Japanese Empire!
- 大日本帝國萬歲！
- (raising one's hands three times in cheer) raising ones hands
- (raising one's hands in defeat) business troubles, bankruptcy
Interjection[edit]
- an expression of celebration
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 万 | 歳 |
| ばん Grade: 2 |
せい > ぜい Grade: S |
| kan’on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 萬歲 (kyūjitai) |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “see Wiktionary:Requests for cleanup#万歳”)
From Middle Chinese 萬歲 (MC mjonH sjwejH). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Interjection[edit]
- an expression of celebration
Etymology 3[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 万 | 歳 |
| まん Grade: 2 |
さい > ざい Grade: S |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 萬歲 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 萬歲 (MC mjonH sjwejH). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- an extremely long period of time
- (historical) alternative form of 萬歳 (“Edo manzai (a traditional New Year performance)”)
- a song and dance to celebrate a new year
- a song sung to celebrate a new year
Interjection[edit]
- an expression of celebration
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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