陣

じん · jin · JLPT N1 · suffix

camp

⛺ 阜 (mound) + 車 (cart): chariots drawn up on high ground to form a battle line or camp

The left part 阝 comes from 阜, a mound or rampart. The right part 車 means cart or chariot. Ancient armies lined up chariots on a rise to form a camp or battle array.

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