しゅっせい

出征

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
going to wardeparture for the front
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
departure for military service (in response to a draft)

Example Sentences

祖父(そふ)(わか)(ころ)戦争(せんそう)出征(しゅっせい)した。

My grandfather went off to war when he was young.

(かれ)出征(しゅっせい)する(まえ)家族(かぞく)写真(しゃしん)()った。

Before departing for the front, he took a photo with his family.

(むら)若者(わかもの)たちは次々[つぎつぎ]と出征(しゅっせい)していった。

One after another, the young men of the village went off to war.

出征(しゅっせい)する兵士(へいし)たちを大勢(おおぜい)(ひと)見送(みおく)った。

A large crowd saw the soldiers off as they left for the front.

(ちち)出征中(しゅっせいちゅう)一度(いちど)手紙(てがみ)()かなかった。

While away at war, my father never wrote a single letter.