兵へい戈か

noun

swords and halberds; arms; warfare

Literary term for weapons of war, especially swords and halberds, and by extension armed conflict. Rare in modern everyday speech; found in historical or elevated contexts.

• 兵へい戈かを交まじえる。

  To cross swords; to engage in battle.

• 兵へい戈かの世よを憂うれう。

  To lament an age of warfare.