一いっ将しょう

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Meanings

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general; one-star general

Military term for a general officer. Often used in historical or formal contexts.

一いっ将しょう功こう成なりて万ばん骨こつ枯かる。
A single general's success is built on the bones of thousands.

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Expressions

一いっ将しょう功こう成なって万ばん骨こつ枯かるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
一いっ将しょう功こう成なりて万ばん骨こつ枯かるthousands die to make one hero