Japanese word

出陣

Pronunciation

Romajishutsujin

Meaning

  • nounheading into battle

Example

兵士たちは夜明けに出陣します。hei shi ta chi wa yo a ke ni shutsu jin shi ma su

The soldiers head into battle at dawn.

Illustration for 出陣 (heading into battle)

More examples

将軍は全軍に出陣を命じました。shō gun wa zen gun ni shutsu jin o mei ji ma shi ta

The general ordered the entire army to head into battle.

Core concept

Describes an army leaving its base with the clear purpose of entering a battle.

Common phrases

  • 出陣の合図shutsu jin no ai zu

    the signal to head into battle

  • 出陣を命じるshutsu jin o mei ji ru

    order troops into battle

  • 出陣を決めるshutsu jin o ki me ru

    decide to head into battle

Similar words

出征shussei: The departure of an army for a war or military campaign.
進軍shingun: The movement of an army toward a place of battle.
出兵shuppei: The sending of troops to fight in a conflict.

Definition in Japanese

戦場へ向かうため、兵士や軍勢が陣地を出発すること。sen jō e mu ka u ta me hei shi ya gun zei ga jin chi o shup patsu su ru ko to

Word origin

出陣 (shutsujin) combines 出 (shutsu, "go out") and 陣 (jin, "military camp"), describing troops going out from camp to battle.

Usage tips

  • In historical accounts, 出陣 (shutsujin) often marks the start of a campaign, so it is more specific than a general departure from one place to another.

Other meanings

  • departure for the frontnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 出陣者shutsujinshaperson heading into battlenoun

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