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操典 (そうてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

操そう典てん

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Meanings

1

noun

drill manual

A military manual prescribing drill procedures and formations. Domain-specific term.

新しん兵ぺいは操そう典てんに従したがって訓くん練れんを受うけた。
The new recruits were trained according to the drill manual.

Kanji

操maneuver, manipulate, operate
典code, ceremony, law

Etymology

Compound of 操 (drill, maneuver) and 典 (code, rule). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with military drill regulations.