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万々歳 (ばんばんざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

万ばん々ばん歳ざい

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Meanings

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noun

matter for great congratulation; something truly celebratory

Used to express that something is a cause for great celebration or joy. Often appears in set phrases or exclamatory contexts.

彼かれの合ごう格かくは万ばん々ばん歳ざいだ。
His passing the exam is a matter for great congratulation.
万ばん々ばん歳ざいの出で来き事ごとに、皆みんなで乾かん杯ぱいし

た

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We all toasted to the truly celebratory event.

Written forms

万ばん々ばん歳ざいUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling using repeated kanji mark.
万ばん万ばん歳ざいUsage6%
Variant spelling using the simplified form of the repeated kanji.

Kanji

万ten thousand, 10,000
歳year-end, age, occasion

Similar words

万ばん歳ざい
万歳 is a common cheer meaning 'banzai' or 'hooray', while 万々歳 emphasizes the degree of celebration or the event itself as a cause for great joy.

Etymology

Reduplication of 万歳 (banzai, 'ten thousand years' or 'hooray'), intensifying the celebratory meaning. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form is conventionally associated with emphatic congratulation.