方ほう面めん軍ぐん

noun

area army; field army

Historical military term for a large operational command of the Imperial Japanese Army, roughly equivalent to a field army or army group.

• 太たい平へい洋よう戦せん争そう中ちゅう、南なん方ぽう方ほう面めん軍ぐんは東とう南なんアジア全ぜん域いきを担たん当とうした。

  During the Pacific War, the Southern Area Army was responsible for the entire Southeast Asian region.

• 方ほう面めん軍ぐんは複ふく数すうの軍ぐんを統とう括かつする大だい規き模ぼな編へん制せいだった。

  An area army was a large formation that commanded multiple armies.