What does "banzai" mean?

[Budokan]

What's the translation? Thanks in advance...!

[Ming Yue]

"May you live ten thousand years"


:)

[Chang Style Novice]

It's them little bitty trees, ain't it?

[Braden]

It's japanese for "betting over!!!"

eg. "BANZAI!!!!"

[rogue]

BANZAI! The sound Japanese make when they sneeze?

[carly]

Banzai
Hurrah, Long life, Cheers. Banzai literally means "Ten thousand years".
Used to proclaim victory or good fortune. Possible translations include "Hooray!," "Banzai!," "I did it!," and "Yay!"

[Stranger]

Tenno Heika Banzai!
Banzai!
Banzai!

[Xebsball]

:o watashi wa baka desu ne

[Ming Yue]

the subtleties of spelling and pronounciation can be confusing...

Bonsai! (http://mozdev.org/bonsai/bonsai.gif)

Bunseye! (http://www.i-see.org/perfect_sight/image25.gif)

Bonzai! (http://www.sni-honbu.or.jp/brha/images/banzai.gif)

[Stranger]

Xebsball,

If that was a response to what I posted, I do not understand (I don't speak Japanese).

Sorry.

[Xebsball]

i too dont speak japanese, thats the only line i know along with "konichiwa" that is hello :D

that sentence means "i am stupid" i think :D

[Stranger]

Bakayaro! [Idiot!] :p

There, I'm tapped.
:(

[cho]

yeah, banzai means ten thousand. It's part of a long war cry meaning "may the emperor live for ten thousand years". I think there's a similar saying in Chinese.

[Stranger]

It's part of a long war cry

That's my first post on this thread. :)

Tenno Heika Banzai!
Banzai!
Banzai!

[Budokan]

thanks guys...!:D

[rogue]

Speaking of Bonsai!!! (http://www.bonsaikitten.com/)