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    3. 陣取る

    陣取る

    陣じん取どる​

    to encamp

    KMT9News #33+1Verb, IntransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab19 strokes

    陣どる

    じんどる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to encamp, to take up positions

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    敵てきは山やまの頂ちょう上じょうに陣じん取どった。

    The enemy encamped on the top of the mountain.

    KMT8Military
    彼かれらは有ゆう利りな場ば所しょに陣じん取どり、攻こう撃げきの機き会かいをうかがった。

    They took up positions in an advantageous spot and watched for an opportunity to attack.

    KMT9Military
    報ほう道どう陣じんは事じ件けん現げん場ばの周しゅう囲いに陣じん取どり、最さい新しん情じょう報ほうを伝つたえようと待たい機きしていた。

    The press corps took up positions around the crime scene, waiting to report the latest information.

    KMT9Core ConceptsWork & Career
    将しょう軍ぐんは兵へい士したちに戦せん略りゃく的てきな高こう地ちに陣じん取どるよう命めいじた。

    The general ordered his soldiers to take up positions on the strategic high ground.

    KMT9Military
    デモ隊たいは国こっ会かい議ぎ事じ堂どう前まえに陣じん取どり、政せい府ふに要よきゅ求うを突つきつけた。

    The demonstrators took up positions in front of the National Diet Building and presented their demands to the government.

    KMT9Politics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    陣
    camp・battle array・ranks・position・sudden…(1)
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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