Army - War

Japanese: 軍 - いくさ

〘Noun〙① Shooting an arrow. Archery. ※Chronicles (720), July, 3rd year of the reign of Jitō (Kitano Honin) “A place for learning archery (ikusa) was established.”② Warrior. Warrior. Soldier. Also, military force. ※Chronicles (720), February, 8th year of the reign of Yūryaku (Maeda Honin) “The King of Goryeo sent out his military forces (ikusa) .”③ Soldier fighting against soldier. War. Battle. Struggles. ※Utsubo (c. 970-999), Naishi no Kami “When the Emperor of Tang was about to lose the battle.”[Etymology]( 1 ) “Iku” may be related to the ancient word “ikuwa” meaning “target” or “ikufu” meaning “to shoot.” There is also a theory that it is the prefix “iku (life).” "Sa" can be interpreted as either "sa" meaning "arrow " or as a suffix "sa."
(2) The meaning of ③ appears in documents from the Middle Ages onwards, but it is only in the Middle Ages that it has come to be used more frequently in this sense. In particular, it is often used in military tales such as "The Tale of the Heike" and "The Tale of Hogen".

Gun [Army]

〘noun〙① An army. A military force. A soldier. A warrior. ※ _Ryo Gikai (833) Gunbo: "In general, it is not enough _to _simply take _{the necessary} steps. ( _This is also known as the time of calculation.) If you _cannot take the necessary steps, you cannot _take _an army. If you _let people go, you cannot take an army." ② A battle. A war. ③ The name of each of the three armies organized during the military system under the Ritsuryo system. There were three types: over 10,000, between 9,000 and 5,000, and between 4,000 and 3,000. ※Ryo Gikai (718) Gunbu: "Over 3,000. Reduced _to _two sergeants, _each to _one army." ④ A general term for the army, navy, and air force. A military unit. A national army. ⑤ In the former Japanese Army, it was organized into several divisions when going on a campaign in wartime. It was usually organized into three to four divisions. Corps. ⑥ A group of people consisting of a certain number of people for sports, etc. Team. ⑦ Abbreviation of "Guntai (military body)". ※Sando (1423) "The three bodies are written in the scriptures: Elders, women, and the army, these are the three bodies."

Gun-su [military]

To set up a military camp; to take up a position.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① 矢を射ること。射芸。※書紀（720）持統三年七月（北野本訓）「射(イクサ)を習ふ所を築く」② 武人。戦士。兵卒。また、軍隊。軍勢。※書紀（720）雄略八年二月（前田本訓）「高麗王、即ち軍兵(イクサ)を発して」③ 兵と兵とが戦い合うこと。戦争。戦闘。合戦。たたかい。※宇津保（970‐999頃）内侍督「唐土の帝のいくさに負け給ひぬべかりける時」[語誌](1)「いく」は「的(まと)」を意味する上代語の「いくは」、また「射る」意の「いくふ」と関係があるか。接頭語の「いく（生）」との説もある。「さ」は「箭(や)」の意の「さ」とも、接尾語の「さ」とも考えられる。
(2)③の意が資料に現われるのは中古になってからであるが、この意味で多く用いられるようになるのは中世以降である。特に、「平家物語」「保元物語」など軍記物語にはこの意で用いられているものが多い。

ぐん【軍】

〘名〙① 軍隊。軍勢。兵隊。つわもの。※令義解（833）軍防「凡非_レ因_二簡点次_一者。〈謂。計帳之時也〉不_レ得_二輙取_レ人入_レ軍。及放_レ人出_一レ軍」② 戦い。戦争。いくさ。③ 律令制の軍制で、征討の時に編制した三軍の各部隊の称。一万人以上と、九千人以下五千人以上と、四千人以下三千人以上との三種類があった。※令義解（718）軍隊「三千人以上。減_二軍曹二人_一、各為_二一軍_一」④ 陸・海・空軍の総称。軍部。国軍。⑤ 旧日本陸軍で、戦時の出征に際し数個の師団をもって編制されたもの。通常、三～四個師団で編制された。軍団。⑥ スポーツなどで、一定の人数で構成された一団の者。チーム。⑦ 「ぐんたい（軍体）」の略。※三道（1423）「三体作書条々、老・女・軍、是三体也」