Word Meaning 蛮勇

ばんゆう banyuu

蛮勇 is read as ばんゆう (banyuu) and means foolhardiness.

Meaning

English

  1. foolhardiness
  2. recklessness
  3. savage valour
  4. savage valor
  5. brute courage

Reading

Kana

ばんゆう

Romaji

banyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 13538 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蛮行

ばんこう

act of barbarity

義勇

ぎゆう

heroism

武勇

ぶゆう

bravery

ゆう

bravery

野蛮

やばん

savage

勇敢

ゆうかん

brave

勇猛

ゆうもう

daring

勇士

ゆうし

brave warrior

南蛮

なんばん

South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

勇壮

ゆうそう

heroic

義勇軍行進曲

ぎゆうぐんこうしんきょく

March of the Volunteers (national anthem of China)

義勇軍進行曲

ぎゆうぐんしんこうきょく

March of the Volunteers (national anthem of China)

Example Sentences

2

ばんゆうをふるうのはきけんだ。

displaying reckless courage is dangerous.

それはゆうきではなく、たんなるばんゆうだ。

that is not courage, but mere reckless bravado.