"風林火山" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ᵝːɾʲĩŋka̠zã̠ɴ] Forms: 風林火山 [canonical] (ruby: (ふう), (りん), (), (ざん)), fūrinkazan [romanization], fuurinkwazan [romanization], ふうりんくわざん [hiragana, historical]
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)?)
  1. (military) "wind-forest-fire-mountain", a military strategy that's based on the premise of being "as swift as the wind, as silent as the forest, as fierce as the fire, as firm as the mountain" Wikipedia link: Fūrinkazan, Sun Tzu, Takeda Shingen, The Art of War, ja:風林火山 Categories (topical): Military Related terms: 火山 (kazan) (ruby: (), (ざん))

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