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単従陣 (たんじゅうじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

単たん従じゅう陣じん

Meanings

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noun

single column; single file

Military term for a marching formation where soldiers move in a single column, one behind the other.

部ぶ隊たいは単たん従じゅう陣じんで狭せまい道みちを進すすんだ。
The unit advanced in single file along the narrow path.

Kanji

単simple, one, single
従accompany, obey, submit to
陣camp, battle array, ranks

Similar words

縦じゅう隊たい
縦隊 is a more general term for a column formation, while 単従陣 specifically refers to a single column with one person per file.

Etymology

Compound of 単 (single), 従 (follow), and 陣 (formation, camp). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a single-file marching column.