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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANZAI ATTACK

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Banzai attack is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BANZAI ATTACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

banzai attack

Banzai charge

A Banzai charge is the term used by the Allied forces to refer to Japanese human wave attacks mounted by infantry units. This term came from the Japanese cry "Tenno Heika Banzai", shortened to banzai, specifically referring to a tactic used by Japanese soldiers during the Pacific War. Banzai charges had some successes at the end of battles by overcoming soldiers unprepared for such attacks.

Definition of banzai attack in the English dictionary

The definition of banzai attack in the dictionary is a mass attack of troops, without concern for casualties, as practised by the Japanese in World War II.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANZAI ATTACK

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Bantustan
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BANZAI ATTACK

airborne attack
angle of attack
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attack
bilious attack
counterattack
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Synonyms and antonyms of banzai attack in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «banzai attack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANZAI ATTACK

Find out the translation of banzai attack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

万岁攻击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ataque banzai
570 millions of speakers

English

banzai attack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

BANZAI हमले
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

هجوم BANZAI
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

банзай атака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ataque banzai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাজাই আক্রমণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banzai attaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serangan banzai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Banzai -Angriff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バンザイ攻撃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만세 공격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Serangan banzai
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tấn công BANZAI
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Banzai தாக்குதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंजझी हल्ला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Banzai saldırısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attacco banzai
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

atak Banzai
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

банзай атака
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atac Banzai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

banzai επίθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Banzai aanval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

banzai attack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Banzai angrep
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of banzai attack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANZAI ATTACK»

The term «banzai attack» is used very little and occupies the 167.548 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANZAI ATTACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about banzai attack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANZAI ATTACK»

Discover the use of banzai attack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to banzai attack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unsung Heroes of World War II: The Story of the Navajo Code ...
In their final moments, these Japanese soldiers made a banzai attack against the U.S. troops on the beach. The Japanese often made banzai attacks when they faced defeat. According to Japanese tradition, death on the battlefield is far more  ...
‎2009
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A Dictionary of Japanese Loanwords
CD NewsBank Comprehensive) [< banzai literally, ten thousand years] 1893 ( OED) banzai attack or banzai charge [bá:nzai, baén-] n. a suicidal attack by Japanese troops in World War II. Banzai attacks . . . were frantic, usually disorganized ...
Toshie M. Evans, 1997
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Third Marine Division's Two Score and Ten History
The banzai attack against the 3rd Division was well organized and was coordinated with that to be launched against the 1st Brigade on Orote on the night of July 25-26. The Marines were aware that something was happening in the Japanese ...
‎1992
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Cross in the Background
The term “banzai charge” or “banzai attack” was a soldier's term applied to human wave style attacks by the Japanese on American soldiers. These attacks were typically suicidal in nature, since it was a dishonor to one's family and country for ...
Randy D. Horsak, 2010
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Pain and Purpose in the Pacific
The time then was 2100 (9 p.m.), and the word went out to all battalions to prepare to defend against a counterattack that was imminent. General Holland Smith was convinced that if a Banzai attack was to occur, it would be along the western ...
Richard Carl Bright, 2014
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The Rat Bastards Book 16: Go Down Fighting
“We stopped 'em!” he shouted. “Good work,” replied General Hawkins on the other end of the radio transmission. “How were your casualties?” “Could've been worse. It was a banzai attack and the Japs went all out, but there weren't that many ...
Len Levison, 2011
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Saipan & Tinian 1944: Piercing the Japanese Empire
__~~ JAPANESE BANZAI ATTACK " _ 16. ... East column B Beach column JAPANESE BANZAI ATTACK Night of 6/7 July 1944, viewed from the southwest, showing the massed final remnants of Saipan's defenders on the 105th Infantry.
Gordon Rottman, 2013
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Just Like Me: Beyond the Thousand-Yard Stare
“Arch, one of the old guys told me the Japs sound trumpets after they're full of sake and ordered to make a banzai attack. Do you think that's what's happening? ” “I don't know, Jake. But if this is a banzai, it will be a new experience for me.
Archie Morrison, 2002
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D-Day in the Pacific: The Battle of Saipan
Similarly, Sergeant ronald johnson at the 105th command post asserted that “the intelligence which they had before Banzai attack was that japanese had been reduced to a small force incapable of withstanding an attack.”14 Edmund love ...
Harold J. Goldberg, 2007
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Heritage Years: Second Marine Division Commemorative ...
This evidence was in the form of what was left of a five hundred man banzai attack which had been successfully and completely broken up. and we could now more fully understand the reason for our feint off Sunharon. Had we not made our  ...
‎1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANZAI ATTACK»

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Four Mountain Area men take Honor Flight
Parezin remembers lying in a foxhole during a banzai attack that killed his friends. One of the highlights of his military service was when he was ... «Sierra Star, Jun 15»
2
A remembrance of Iwo Jima, 70 years later
"When the Japanese staged a banzai attack on airfield No. 1, there was shooting like you couldn't believe. The tracers made it look like the ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Apr 15»
3
Dump Trucks: They Work for Construction, Not for Leadership
... of dealing with problems as they arise rather than the banzai attack of the annual review or during a probationary tenure. But that doesn't end ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
4
WWII vet seeks exhibition space
On March 16, 1945, the Japanese joined in a Banzai attack on the airstrip, leaving many of Bahde's buddies dead. Several days later, while ... «U-T San Diego, Nov 14»
5
U.S. welcomes home Sgt. Richard Bean
Army Sgt. Richard Bean, 24 years old, was killed and went missing during the largest Japanese Banzai attack of the war on Saipan on July 7, ... «Southeast Missourian, Oct 14»
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After seven decades, a missing World War II soldier's remains are …
On July 7, 1944, while fighting on Saipan, Bean and his comrades faced the largest suicidal banzai attack of the war and, at 24, he was ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»
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Veterans reflect on World War II, Talons Out trip to Washington, DC
... later found out that a Japanese unit had launched a Banzai attack at an Air Force airfield that was finally repulsed by Marine Corps units. «MLive.com, Sep 14»
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Re-enactment recalls WWII Battle of Saipan
It was the largest banzai attack of the Pacific war and among its most vicious. "An estimated 4,000 Japanese soldiers shouting 'Banzai' charged ... «Jackson Sun, Sep 14»
9
Fort Drum buildings renamed for WWII Medal of Honor recipients in …
O'Brien and Sgt. Baker lost their lives hours apart on July 7, 1944, during the massive Japanese banzai attack on the island, a part of the ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Sep 14»
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Capital Playbook: Hillary in Iowa again
Gavrin was reported missing in July 1944, after Japanese forces launched … a banzai attack, on Gavrin's unit, the 105th Infantry Regiment. «Capital New York, Sep 14»

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