しゅっせい
出征
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
going to war•departure for the front
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
departure for military service (in response to a draft)
Example Sentences
祖父は若い頃、戦争に出征した。
My grandfather went off to war when he was young.
彼は出征する前に家族と写真を撮った。
Before departing for the front, he took a photo with his family.
村の若者たちは次々[つぎつぎ]と出征していった。
One after another, the young men of the village went off to war.
出征する兵士たちを大勢の人が見送った。
A large crowd saw the soldiers off as they left for the front.
父は出征中、一度も手紙を書かなかった。
While away at war, my father never wrote a single letter.