軍配

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • the act of signaling directions or commands to an armed force
  • a person issuing such directions
  • the act of advancing or retreating in response to the situation
  • the act of changing one's prices in response to the situation: bargaining, haggling
  • short for 軍配団扇 (tr=gunbai uchiwa): a lacquered rigid wooden fan used for signaling
  • (sumo) any of various signals indicated by a gyoji (sumo referee) using a gunbai uchiwa, including decision of the winner of a bout

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 軍 (army, military, force, war, troops, battle) + Japanese 配 (distribute, positioning, arrangement).

Origin

Japanese

配

Gloss

distribute, positioning, arrangement

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