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編上靴 (へんじょうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

編へん上じょう靴か

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Meanings

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noun

lace-up military boots

obsolete termmilitary

Obsolete Imperial Japanese Army jargon for lace-up military boots. Not used in modern Japanese.

編へん上じょう靴かは、旧きゅう日に本ほん陸りく軍ぐんで使つかわれていた編あみ上あげ式しきの軍ぐん靴かを指さす。
編上靴 refers to the lace-up military boots used by the former Imperial Japanese Army.

Kanji

編compilation, knit, plait
上above, up
靴shoes

Etymology

Compound of 編上 (henjō, 'lacing up') + 靴 (ka, 'shoe'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with Imperial Japanese Army usage.