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    3. 名将

    名将

    名めい将しょう

    great commander

    KMT10News #41+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab16 strokes

    めいしょう

    Noun

    1.
    great commander, famous commander

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    彼かれは歴れき史しに名なを残のこす名めい将しょうだった。

    He was a great commander who left his name in history.

    KMT8MilitaryHistory
    その名めい将しょうの戦せん略りゃくは、現げん代だいの軍ごん事じ学がくでも研けん究きゅうされている。

    The strategies of that great commander are still studied in modern military science.

    KMT10MilitaryHistoryScience & Math
    名めい将しょうとは、単たんに戦せん術じゅつに長ながけているだけでなく、人じん心しんを掌しょう握あくする能のう力りょくも兼かね備そなえている。

    A great commander is not merely skilled in tactics, but also possesses the ability to win over people's hearts.

    KMT10MilitaryHistoryEmotions & Psychology
    戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの日に本ほんには、多おおくの名めい将しょうが活かつ躍やくした。

    Many great commanders were active in Japan during the Sengoku period.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory
    織お田だ信のぶ長ながは、日に本ほんの歴れき史し上じょう最もっとも有ゆう名めいな名めい将しょうの一ひと人りだ。

    Oda Nobunaga is one of the most famous great commanders in Japanese history.

    KMT10HistoryMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    将
    まさ.に・はた・まさ・ひきい.る・もって…(7)
    leader・commander・general・admiral・or…(4)
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