Bonsai Meaning War

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Bonsai meaning war. The connotations or added implied bonsai tree meanings include. This term came from the japanese cry tennÅheika banzai shortened to banzai specifically referring to a tactic used by japanese soldiers during the pacific war. The word you are reffering to is banzai which means 10 000 years. Actually bonsai means potted plant that is unnaturally dwarfed.
Adjective leading to likely or inevitable death. A japanese cheer or war cry examples of banzai in a sentence recent examples on the web leave the banzai racing to daron rahlves who s damned good at it. Used as a japanese battle cry 1890 95. A banzai charge is the term used by the allied forces to refer to japanese human wave attacks and swarming mounted by infantry units.
Japanese ban ten thousand sai years of age random house kernerman webster s college dictionary 2010 k dictionaries ltd. Why did the japanese yell bonsai during world war 2. Used as a japanese patriotic cry or joyous shout 2.