風林火山 in Japanese

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ːɾʲĩŋka̠zã̠ɴ] Forms: 風林火山 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 風(ふう), 林(りん), 火(か), 山(ざん)), fūrinkazan [romanization], fuurinkwazan [romanization], ふうりんくわざん [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: A contraction of the slogan on daimyō Takeda Shingen's army banner, 「疾如風、徐如林、侵掠如火、不動如山」, originally from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Etymology templates: {{lang|ja|「疾如風、徐如林、侵掠如火、不動如山」}} 「疾如風、徐如林、侵掠如火、不動如山」 Head templates: {{ja-noun|ふうりんかざん|hhira=ふうりんくわざん}} 風(ふう)林(りん)火(か)山(ざん) • (fūrinkazan) ^(←ふうりんくわざん (fuurinkwazan)?)

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"風林火山" meaning in Japanese

Noun