甲こう種しゅ合ごう格かく

noun

passing the physical exam as a Grade One conscript (former Japanese military)

Historical term from the pre-1945 Japanese military conscription system. Refers to being classified as physically fit for top-grade service.

• 戦せん前ぜんは、甲こう種しゅ合ごう格かくをもらうと兵へい役えきに就つくことが決きまった。

  Before the war, receiving a Grade One pass meant you were assigned to military service.

• 彼かれの祖そ父ふは若わかい頃ころに甲こう種しゅ合ごう格かくだったと話はなしていた。

  His grandfather used to say that he had passed as Grade One in his youth.