まんざい

See also: まんさい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まんざい – see the following entries.

【漫才】 [noun] Japanese double act stand-up comedy

【万歳】 [noun] an extremely long period of time [noun] (historical) alternative form of 萬歳 (“Edo manzai (a traditional New Year performance)”) [noun] a song and dance to celebrate a new year [noun] a song sung to celebrate a new year [interjection] an expression of celebration

【萬歳】 [noun] (historical) door-to-door manzai; Edo manzai (a traditional Japanese performing art in which performers wish patrons long life and prosperity as part of New Year festivities) Alternative spellings 萬歲, 万歳, 万才

【万才】 [noun] (obsolete) alternative form of 漫才 [noun] (historical) alternative form of 萬歳

(This term, まんざい (manzai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)