banzai charge

English

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.

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Noun

banzai charge (plural banzai charges)

The corpses of Japanese soldiers after a banzai charge performed in the Battle of the Tenaru, August 1942.

1. (historical, military) A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.

   Synonym: banzai attack

   Hyponym: human wave

Translations

WW2 Japanese suicide attack

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 萬歲衝鋒 / 万岁冲锋 (wànsuì chōngfēng)

• Japanese: バンザイ突撃 (banzai totsugeki), 万歳突撃 (banzai totsugeki)
• Russian: банза́й-ата́ка (ru) f (banzáj-atáka)