軍配

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぐん
Grade: 4
はい > ばい
Grade: 3
on'yomi
軍配: a samurai using a gunbai uchiwa to signal to his troops.
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of (gun, army, military, troops) +‎ (hai, arrangement, positioning). The hai changes to bai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぐん)(ばい) (gunbai

  1. the act of signaling directions or commands to an armed force
  2. a person issuing such directions
  3. the act of advancing or retreating in response to the situation
  4. the act of changing one's prices in response to the situation: bargaining, haggling
  5. short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a lacquered rigid wooden fan used for signaling
  6. (sumo) any of various signals indicated by a gyoji (sumo referee) using a gunbai uchiwa, including decision of the winner of a bout
    軍配(ぐんばい)(どお)
    gunbai dōri
    as indicated, confirmation of the victory indicated by a referee

Derived terms

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Verb

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(ぐん)(ばい)する (gunbai surusuru (stem (ぐん)(ばい) (gunbai shi), past (ぐん)(ばい)した (gunbai shita))

  1. to signal directions or commands to an armed force
  2. to advance or retreat in response to the situation
  3. to change one's prices in response to the situation: to bargain, to haggle

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN