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Dictionary / 万歳

万歳(ばんざい)commonJLPT N2

Noun

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1.
banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray
Noun
2.
something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3.
giving up; throwing one's hands up

Example sentences

ウクライナ万歳！
Viva Ukraine!
革命記念日万歳！
Celebrate the revolution memorial day!

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Kanji in this word

万ten thousandN5
歳year-endN3

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On the N2 vocabulary list — Section 56