兵へい甲こう

noun

weapons and armour

Archaic term for military equipment, combining 兵 (weapons) and 甲 (armour). Found in classical texts.

• 古ふるい軍ぐん記き物もの語がたりには、兵へい甲こうを整ととのえる場ば面めんがよく出でてくる。

  In old war tales, scenes of preparing weapons and armour often appear.

noun

soldier

Archaic metonymic use: 'weapons and armour' standing for the soldier who bears them. Rare even in classical contexts.

• 「兵へい甲こう」が兵へい士しを指さす用よう法ほうは、漢かん文ぶんの影えい響きょうを受うけた古ふるい表ひょう現げんだ。

  The usage of 兵甲 to mean 'soldier' is an old expression influenced by classical Chinese.

noun

battle; war

Archaic extended meaning: the implements of war come to stand for war itself. Extremely rare; mainly in classical Chinese-influenced Japanese.

• 「兵へい甲こう」を戦せん争そうの意い味みで使つかうのは、極きわめて文ぶん語ご的てきな言いい回まわしである。

  Using 兵甲 to mean 'war' is an extremely literary turn of phrase.