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    3. 合従連衡

    合従連衡

    合がっ従しょう連れん衡こう

    alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)

    KMT9News #26+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab42 strokes

    がっしょうれんこう

    Noun

    1.
    alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
    yojijukugo
    2.
    (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
    yojijukugo

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    歴れき史しの授じゅ業ぎょうで合がっ従しょう連れん衡こうについて学まなんだ。

    I learned about gasshourenkou in history class.

    KMT7HistoryEducation
    中ちゅう国ごくの春しゅん秋じゅう戦せん国ごく時じ代だいには、多おおくの国くにが合がっ従しょう連れん衡こうを繰くり返かえした。

    During China's Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, many states repeatedly formed and broke alliances (gasshourenkou).

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    国こく際さい政せい治じでは、常つねに合がっ従しょう連れん衡こうの駆かけ引ひきが行おこなわれている。

    In international politics, the maneuvering of alliances (gasshourenkou) is constantly taking place.

    KMT9Politics & LawHistory
    戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの武ぶ将しょうたちは、生いき残のこるために合がっ従しょう連れん衡こうを繰くり返かえした。

    Warlords of the Sengoku period repeatedly formed and broke alliances (gasshourenkou) to survive.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    ビジネスの世せ界かいでも、企き業ぎょう間かんの合がっ従しょう連れん衡こうは戦せん略りゃくとして重じゅう要ようだ。

    Even in the business world, alliances and realignments (gasshourenkou) between companies are important as a strategy.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    従
    したが.う・したが.える・より…(3)
    accompany・obey・submit to・comply・follow…(3)
    連
    つら.なる・つら.ねる・つ.れる・-づ.れ…(5)
    take along・lead・join・connect・party…(2)
    衡
    equilibrium・measuring rod・scale
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