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禁軍 (きんぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

禁きん軍ぐん

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Meanings

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noun

Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)

historical term

Historical term referring specifically to the elite guard units of the Tang dynasty in China. Not used for modern or Japanese imperial guards.

唐とうの禁きん軍ぐんは皇こう帝ていを守まもる精せい鋭えい部ぶ隊たいだった。
The Imperial Guards of the Tang dynasty were an elite unit that protected the emperor.

Kanji

禁prohibition, ban, forbid
軍army, force, troops

Similar words

近この衛え兵へい
Refers to imperial guards in a Japanese context, unlike 禁軍 which is specific to Tang China.

Etymology

From Chinese 禁軍 (jìnjūn), literally 'forbidden army', referring to the palace guard. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the Tang dynasty institution.