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徴兵検査 (chouheikensa) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

徴ちょう兵へい検けん査さ

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Meanings

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conscription physical examination

Historical term for the medical check-up given to determine fitness for military conscription in Japan.

戦せん前ぜんの日本にほんでは、20歳はたちになると徴ちょう兵へい検けん査さを受うける義

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In prewar Japan, there was an obligation to undergo a conscription physical examination at age 20.

Kanji

徴indications, sign, omen
兵soldier, private, troops
検examination, investigate
査investigate

Related words

徴ちょう兵へい
Refers to conscription or military draft in general, while 徴兵検査 specifically denotes the physical examination part of the process.
身しん体たい検けん査さ
A general physical examination, not limited to military conscription.

Built from

徴ちょう兵へい+検けん査さ

Etymology

Compound of 徴兵 (conscription) and 検査 (examination).