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banzai charge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
ban-za-i charge
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 天皇陛下万歳

Inflected Forms

banzai charges (plural)

Synonyms

banzai attack

Questions

What does banzai charge mean?
A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
Where does banzai charge come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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