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jmdict 1447890 Active (id: 2152153)
東征
とうせい
1. [n,vs] [hist]
▶ eastern expedition
▶ military campaign to the east
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2850907 征東【せいとう】 1. eastern expedition; military campaign to the east

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2021-10-16 06:27:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2021-10-16 05:40:05  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think this word is only used in contexts of ancient history. Can't find any mentions of this in connection with WWII for 
example.
I thought it might be worth stating explicitly that this is a military thing, hence the new gloss. "Expedition" is a little 
ambiguous
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<misc>&hist;</misc>
@@ -13,0 +15 @@
+<gloss>military campaign to the east</gloss>

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