also: ひょうほう
Refers to the principles and techniques of warfare, including strategic and tactical knowledge. In modern usage, often associated with traditional martial arts or historical military studies.
彼は兵法の大家として知られている。
He is known as a master of the art of war.
孫子の兵法は今でもビジネスに応用されている。
Sun Tzu's Art of War is still applied to business today.
tactician; strategist
tactician; strategist · master swordsman
instruction in martial arts; teaching of military strategy
Standard kanji form; reading ひょうほう is more common in modern contexts, especially martial arts.
Alternate reading, often used in historical or classical contexts.
Compound of 兵 (soldier, warfare) and 法 (method, law). The reading ひょうほう is a kan'yō-on (customary reading) of 兵.