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軍営 (ぐんえい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

軍ぐん営えい

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to a camp or encampment for military forces. A straightforward, formal term.

軍ぐん営えいの周まわりには高たかい柵さくが張はり巡めぐらされていた。
A high fence was set up around the military camp.

Kanji

軍army, force, troops
営camp, perform, build

Similar words

陣じん営えい
陣営 can also mean 'camp' but is often used figuratively for a faction or group, while 軍営 specifically denotes a physical military encampment.

Etymology

Compound of 軍 (military) and 営 (camp, barracks). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji straightforwardly indicate a military encampment.