干戈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
干	戈

Etymology

From Sinitic 干戈.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [ka̠ɴka̠]

Noun

干戈 (hiragana かんか, romaji kanka, historical hiragana かんくゎ)

1. Literally, shields and spears: a metaphor for weaponry or military force.
2. Conflict.

Idioms

Idioms

干戈に訴える (かんかにうったえる, kanka ni uttaeru): a call to arms 干戈を動かす (かんかをうごかす, kanka o ugokasu): mobilize for war 干戈を収める (かんかをおさめる, kanka o osameru) / 干戈を箱に入れ弓を袋に入る (かんかをはこにいれゆみをふくろにいる, kanka o hako ni ire yumi o fukuro ni iru): disarm, demobilize, return to peace 干戈を交える (かんかをまじえる, kanka o majieru): cross swords, exchange hostilities, fight

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
干戈

Noun

干戈 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin gān'gē)

1. (archaic) weapons of war

References

• "干戈" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-12-20.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: