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義軍 (ぎぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

義ぎ軍ぐん

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Meanings

1

noun

righteous army

historical term

Historical term for a military force raised for a just cause, especially in East Asian contexts such as Korean righteous armies against invaders.

義ぎ軍ぐんが立たち上あがり、侵しん略りゃく者しゃに抵てい抗こうした。
The righteous army rose up and resisted the invaders.

Kanji

義righteousness, justice, morality
軍army, force, troops

Etymology

Compound of 義 (gi, 'righteousness') and 軍 (gun, 'army'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is conventionally associated with righteous military forces in East Asian history.