good luck in battle; may fortune be with you
Formal, literary expression used to wish someone success in combat or a difficult endeavor. It is a shortened form of ご武運をお祈りします (I pray for your luck in battle). Often used in historical or dramatic contexts.
See also: 武運
He called out 'Good luck in battle' to the soldiers heading out.
Before the decisive battle, the general quietly said, 'May fortune be with you.'
The full formal expression meaning 'I pray for your luck in battle.' ご武運を is the shortened, more casual version of this phrase.
Standard kanji spelling with honorific prefix ご.
Formal spelling using the kanji 御 for the honorific prefix.
Derived from the noun 武運 (luck in battle) with the honorific prefix ご and the object marker を, as a shortened form of the phrase ご武運をお祈りします.