西せい征せい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

western expedition; military campaign to the west

Historical term referring to a military expedition or campaign directed westward, often used in classical or historical contexts.

• 神じん功ぐう皇こう后ごうの西せい征せいは、日本にほん書しょ紀きに記しるされている。

  Empress Jingū's western expedition is recorded in the Nihon Shoki.

• この武ぶ将しょうは西せい征せいの途と上じょうで病やまいに倒たおれた。

  This military commander fell ill during the western campaign.