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馬印 (うまじるし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

馬うま印じるし

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

battle standard of a mounted commander

Historical term for a large banner or standard placed beside a commander's horse to mark their position on the battlefield.

戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、大たい将しょうは馬うま印じるしを立たてて自じ軍ぐんの位い置

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示しめ

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In the Sengoku period, commanders raised a battle standard to show their army's position.

Kanji

馬horse
印stamp, seal, mark
標signpost, seal, mark
験verification, effect, testing

Built from

馬うま+印しるし

Written forms

馬うま印じるしUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling.
馬うま標じるしUsage11%
Alternate kanji spelling, using 標 (mark/sign).
馬うま験じるしUsage6%
Rare alternate kanji spelling, using 験 (proof/effect).

Etymology

Compound of 馬 (uma, 'horse') and 印 (shirushi, 'mark/sign'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a marker used by mounted commanders.