#168 Battle Tactics: Spears, Signals and Guns — Learn Japanese Through History

One hero, one sword, one duel — that's the battle you know from anime and games. In this episode, we step onto a real Warring States battlefield.

This is Episode 9 of our mini-series on Japanese history, made for JLPT N5–N3 learners. In about seven minutes, you'll meet the ashigaru (足軽), the foot soldiers who were the real main players, and see how flags, drums, and the horagai (法螺貝) moved an army of thousands. Then we look at how guns (鉄砲 / teppō / teppou) changed warfare, and what really decided the Battle of Nagashino (長篠の戦い) in 1575.

You'll also learn 先陣を切る (senjin o kiru), a battlefield phrase still used today, and five useful everyday words: 主役 (shuyaku), 並ぶ (narabu), 命令 (meirei), 合図 (aizu), and 組み合わせる (kumiawaseru).

Next episode: The end of the Warring States period — Sekigahara, the Siege of Osaka, and the long peace that followed.

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