富ふ国こく強きょう兵へい

noun

enrich the country, strengthen the army

Historical term; a Meiji-era government slogan advocating national wealth and military power. Used in discussions of modern Japanese history.

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいのスローガンは「富ふ国こく強きょう兵へい」だった。

  The slogan of the Meiji era was 'enrich the country, strengthen the army.'

• 富ふ国こく強きょう兵へい政せい策さくは日本にほんの近きん代だい化かを推おし進すすめた。

  The policy of enriching the country and strengthening the army propelled Japan's modernization.