► 名詞
万歳 [(3)ばんざい] meaning: celebrate rank: 2
☆ 皆で万歳三唱した (ばんざいさんしょう) ⇨ We all chanted “banzai” three times for celebration (☛ It is customary to chant and raise your both arms three times, then clap)
万歳 [(3)ばんざい] [万歳する] [coll] meaning: surrender rank: 3
☆ 事業は万歳した ⇨ The business has surrendered, failed (☛ Because you raise your arms up when you chant 万歳)
► 感嘆詞
万歳 [(3)ばんざい] [coll] meaning: celebrate rank: 2
☆ ばんざーい！ ⇨ Yeah! Hooray! Fantastic! Well done! (☛ Literally “10000 years of life”, and originally a prayer for a long life, even though it is used for any happy occasion today)
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