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JLPT N3 · Events & culture

万歳

ばんざい

hurray; banzai

Stroke order of 万歳

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

万 · 3 strokes歳 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

Shout for 万 ten thousand 歳 years: hurray!

Parts: 万 ten thousand + 歳 years of age (止 stop + 戌-like + 小)

The characters in 万歳

  • 万 まん — ten thousand (3 strokes)

Example sentence

試合に勝って、みんなで万歳をしました。

しあいにかって、みんなでばんざいをしました。

We won the match and everyone cheered banzai.

Words with 万

Words with 歳

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