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Japanese symbol for “hooray”

Romaji: banzai
banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray

In Japanese, hooray is , read (banzai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. int, n, vi banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray
  2. n something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration
  3. n, vi, vs giving up; throwing one's hands up
  4. n eternal life and prosperity

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

ten thousand, 10,000
on: マン、バン
kun: よろず
3 strokes · JLPT 4
year-end, age, occasion
on: サイ、セイ
kun: とし、とせ、よわい
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “hooray”

WordReadingMeaning
ウラー uraahooray; hurrah
やった yattahooray; yay; whee
マンセー manseebanzai (celebratory or congratulatory cheer); hurrah; hooray
フレー fureehurray; hooray; go!
えたり etarihooray!

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばんのう bannouall-purpose; utility; universal
まんいち man'ichi(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); 10000 to 1
ばんぜん banzenperfection; flawlessness
ばんじ banjiall; everything
まんびき manbikishoplifting; shoplifter
さいげつ saigetsutime; years
せいぼ seiboyear-end gift
さいしゅつ saishutsuannual expenditure (of a state, organization, etc.)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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