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banzai charge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From banzai + charge. "Banzai" from Japanese 天皇陛下万歳 (Tennō Heika banzai, “long live His Imperial Majesty”), a common battle cry used by Japanese soldiers.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.

Forms

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Synonyms

banzai attack

Translations (4)

ja 万歳突撃 (WW2 Japanese suicide attack) · ja バンザイ突撃 (WW2 Japanese suicide attack) · cmn 萬歲衝鋒 /万岁冲锋 (WW2 Japanese suicide attack) · ru банза́й-ата́ка (WW2 Japanese suicide attack)

wikipedia: Battle of the Tenaru