白はく兵へい主しゅ義ぎ

noun

doctrine of close-quarters combat; bayonet charge strategy

Military term referring to a tactical doctrine that emphasizes hand-to-hand fighting, especially bayonet charges, over firepower. Often associated with Imperial Japanese Army thinking.

• 旧きゅう日本にほん軍ぐんでは白はく兵へい主しゅ義ぎが重じゅう視しされていた。

  In the former Japanese military, the doctrine of close-quarters combat was emphasized.

• 白はく兵へい主しゅ義ぎは近きん代だい戦せんでは通つう用ようしなくなった。

  The doctrine of close-quarters combat became obsolete in modern warfare.