banzai charge

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banzai charge

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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.

noun banzai charges

historical A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
Similar: banzai attack

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noun WW2 Japanese suicide attack

日本語	バンザイ突撃 banzai totsugeki, 万歳突撃 banzai totsugeki
中文	萬歲衝鋒 /万岁冲锋 wànsuì chōngfēng
Русский	банза́й-ата́ка banzáj-atáka

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@misc{banzai_charge_2026,
  title = {banzai charge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/banzai%20charge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}