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参命 (さんめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

参さん命めい

Meanings

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noun

imperial army order

Historical term for an order issued by the imperial army. Rare in modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical or military contexts.

参さん命めいとは、旧きゅう日本にほん軍ぐんにおいて天皇てんのうの名なで発はっせられた命めい令れいを指さす。
参命 refers to an order issued in the name of the emperor in the former Japanese military.

Kanji

参nonplussed, three (in documents), going
命fate, command, decree

Etymology

Compound of 参 (san, 'to go, to visit' or 'to report to a superior') and 命 (mei, 'order, command'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with imperial military orders.