万歳

Meaning

1. intnvsvi
   banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray
2. n
   something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration
3. nvsvi
   giving up; throwing one's hands up
4. n
   eternal life and prosperity
5. n
   door-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai

Example sentences

• 彼が金メダルをとったという知らせをきき、私たちは万歳と叫んだ。

  We cried banzai at the news that he won the gold medal.

• 女王万歳。

  Long live the Queen!

• 女王陛下万歳！

  God save the Queen.