鬨とき

noun

battle cry; war cry

A loud shout raised by a group before or during battle to boost morale or intimidate the enemy. Most commonly encountered in the set phrase 鬨の声 (ときのこえ). It is also written as 時, though this is rare.

See also: 鬨の声

• 戦いくさの前まえに、兵へい士したちは鬨ときの声こえを上あげた。

  Before the battle, the soldiers raised a war cry.

• 時じ代だい劇げきで「えいえいおう」という鬨ときの声こえを聞きいたことがある。

  I've heard the battle cry 'Ei ei ou!' in period dramas.