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出軍 (しゅつぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

出しゅつ軍ぐん

Meanings

1

noun

dispatch of troops; military expedition

Refers to sending armed forces on a campaign or expedition. Often used in historical or formal military contexts.

将しょう軍ぐんは敵てき国こくへの出しゅつ軍ぐんを命めいじた。
The general ordered the dispatch of troops to the enemy country.
この遠えん征せいは大だい規き模ぼな出しゅつ軍ぐんとなった。
This expedition became a large-scale military dispatch.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
軍army, force, troops

Similar words

出しゅっ兵ぺい
出兵 also means dispatching troops, but is more common in modern contexts and can refer to sending forces abroad. 出軍 is rarer and has a stronger historical or classical feel.
遠えん征せい
遠征 emphasizes the expedition or long-distance campaign itself, while 出軍 focuses on the act of sending out the military force.

Etymology

Compound of 出 (しゅつ, 'to go out') and 軍 (ぐん, 'army'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.