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認識票 (にんしきひょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

認にん識しき票ひょう

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Meanings

1

identification tag; dog tag

Military term for a tag worn by soldiers for identification, commonly called a dog tag.

兵へい士しは首くびに認にん識しき票ひょうを下さげて

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The soldier wore an identification tag around his neck.

Kanji

認acknowledge, witness, discern
識discriminating, know, write
票ballot, label, ticket

Built from

認にん識しき+票ひょう

Etymology

Compound of 認識 (にんしき, 'recognition, identification') and 票 (ひょう, 'tag, slip, ballot').