徴兵

• 読み: ちょうへい
• ローマ字: chōhei
• 漢字の分解: 徴 (chō) — levy, summon; 兵 (hei) — soldier, military
• 発音: /tɕoːheː/

意味

Conscription; military draft. The compulsory enlistment of citizens into the armed forces.

A compound of 徴 (levy, summon) and 兵 (soldier, troops). Japan implemented compulsory military conscription from 1873 (Meiji era) until 1945, ending with defeat in World War II. Today the Self-Defence Forces are entirely volunteer-based, but debates about 徴兵制 (conscription system) resurface periodically in discussions of national security and defence policy reform.

例文

1. 明治政府は近代国家建設のために徴兵制を導入した。
2. 徴兵を復活させるべきかどうかは国会でたびたび議論になる。
3. 徴兵された若者たちは故郷を離れ前線へと送られた。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, military, politics, law

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 徴 (chō) — to summon, levy, collect, and 兵 (hei) — soldier, troops, military. The character 徴 also appears in 徴収 (collection of tax or fees), emphasising the compulsory nature of the act.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Shōwa

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General