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兵馬の権 (へいばのけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

兵へい馬ばの権けん

Meanings

1

noun

supreme military power

Historical term referring to the highest authority over military forces, often used in contexts of feudal or imperial Japan.

将しょう軍ぐんは兵へい馬ばの権けんを握にぎっていた。
The shogun held supreme military power.

Kanji

兵soldier, private, troops
馬horse
権authority, power, rights

Etymology

Compound of 兵馬 (へいば, 'soldiers and horses', i.e., military forces) and 権 (けん, 'authority, right'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the phrase is associated with traditional military governance.