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陸軍士官学校 (りくぐんしかんがっこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陸りく軍ぐん士し官かん学がっ校こう

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Meanings

1

noun

army military academy

General term for an army officer training school. Can refer to similar institutions in other countries.

彼かれは陸りく軍ぐん士し官かん学がっ校こうを卒そつ業ぎょうして将しょう校こうになった。
He graduated from the army military academy and became an officer.

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noun

Imperial Japanese Army Academy

historical term

Specifically refers to the pre-1945 Imperial Japanese Army officer training school. Historical term.

陸りく軍ぐん士し官かん学がっ校こうは、戦せん前ぜんの日本にほんで将しょう校こうを養よう成せいした機き関かんだ。
The Imperial Japanese Army Academy was the institution that trained officers in prewar Japan.

Kanji

陸land, six
軍army, force, troops
士gentleman, scholar, samurai
官bureaucrat, the government, organ
学study, learning, science
校exam, school, printing

Similar words

海かい軍ぐん兵へい学がっ校こう
Naval equivalent: Imperial Japanese Naval Academy.
防ぼう衛えい大だい学がっ校こう
Modern post-war Japanese institution for training officers of all branches.

Etymology

Compound of 陸軍 (army), 士官 (officer), and 学校 (school). The term was used for the Imperial Japanese Army Academy until 1945.