Description for "banzai in Kanji"
2. Happy things. Words that celebrate longevity and long-lasting prosperity.
3. To surrender after losing a battle or competition.
In baseball, when a fielder raises his hands to catch a fly ball and is hit overhead.
Japanese says Ban-zai, Ban-zei.
On New Year’s Day, it is a kind of kadozuke performance, in which people go from house to house, sing and dance, and ask for congratulatory gifts. Forms differ according to time and place. Today it is rarely seen.
Japanese says Man-zai.