Definition
皇军 (huáng jūn) is the Chinese reading of the Japanese term 'kōgun' (Imperial Army), which was the self-address used by the Japanese military during its invasion and occupation of China (1937–1945). In Chinese historical and contemporary discourse, the term is almost exclusively used with a critical or condemnatory tone, referring to the Japanese invading forces and their war crimes. It is a loaded term — never neutral — and appears mostly in historical accounts, documentaries, or discussions of WWII in East Asia.
n.
(historical, derogatory) Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and WWII
Examples
- 1937，皇军。1937 nián, huáng jūn rùqīn le Zhōngguó Huáběi dìqū.In 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded North China.
- 皇军。Nánjīng Dàtúshā shì huáng jūn fànxià de yánzhòng zuìxíng.The Nanjing Massacre was a grave crime committed by the Imperial Japanese Army.
- 皇军。Xǔduō lǎorén zhìjīn réng jìde huáng jūn zài cūn lǐ de bàoxíng.Many elderly people still remember the atrocities of the Imperial Japanese Army in the village.
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