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    3. 本陣

    本陣

    本ほん陣じん

    troop headquarters

    KMT10News #41+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab15 strokes

    ほんじん

    Noun

    1.
    troop headquarters, stronghold
    2.
    inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 15

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    戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、武ぶ将しょうは本ほん陣じんを構かまえて指し揮きを執とりました。

    During the Sengoku period, warlords set up their headquarters and commanded.

    KMT8HistoryMilitary
    江え戸ど時じ代だいには、大だい名みょうが宿しゅく泊はくする場ば所しょを本ほん陣じんと呼よびました。

    In the Edo period, places where daimyo stayed were called honjin.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & Traditions
    敵てき軍ぐんは本ほん陣じんを突 破 しようと激はげしく攻こう撃げきを仕し掛かけた。

    The enemy army launched a fierce attack, attempting to break through the headquarters.

    KMT10HistoryMilitary
    東とう海かい道どうには、多おおくの宿しゅく場ば町まちに本ほん陣じんが置おかれていた。

    Along the Tokaido road, many post towns had honjin.

    KMT10HistoryTravel & Transportation
    現げん在ざいでも、当とう時じの本ほん陣じんの建たて物ものが観かん光こう地ちとして残のこされている場ば所しょがある。

    Even today, there are places where the buildings of the honjin from that time remain as tourist attractions.

    KMT10HistoryTravel & TransportationCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    陣
    camp・battle array・ranks・position・sudden…(1)
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