萬歳
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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萬 | 歳 |
まん Jinmeiyō |
さい > ざい Grade: S |
kan’yōon | goon |
Alternative spellings |
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萬歲 万歳 万才 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (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)
See also edit
References edit
- Mizumi Haruo (1997) “万歳 [Manzai]”, in Kokushi daijiten [Comprehensive dictionary of Japanese history] (in Japanese), Yoshikawa Kōbunkan
- Honda Yasuji (1997) “江戸万歳 [Edo manzai]”, in Kokushi daijiten [Comprehensive dictionary of Japanese history] (in Japanese), Yoshikawa Kōbunkan