Seven Lives for the Country
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"Seven Lives for the Country" was a fervent patriotic slogan of the Imperial Japanese Army expressing the ideal of sacrificing oneself repeatedly for the nation and emperor.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army slogan
→
Japanese military motto → patriotic slogan → |
| associatedWith |
Emperor of Japan
→
Empire of Japan → Japanese nationalism → State Shinto → |
| culturalRole |
expression of martyrdom for the nation
→
symbol of ultimate loyalty → |
| expresses |
loyalty to the emperor
→
self-sacrifice for the state → willingness to die in battle → |
| hasConnotation |
extreme patriotism
→
militaristic fanaticism → |
| historicalAssessment |
often viewed critically in postwar Japan
→
|
| ideology |
emperor-centered nationalism
→
militarism → |
| language |
Japanese
→
|
| meaning |
ideal of sacrificing oneself repeatedly for the nation and emperor
→
|
| medium |
spoken slogan
→
written motto → |
| moralIdeal |
repeated readiness to die for the country
→
total devotion to the emperor → |
| purpose |
to inspire soldiers to accept death in service of the emperor
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to promote unquestioning loyalty to the state → |
| relatedConcept |
bushido
→
gyokusai → kamikaze → |
| targetAudience |
Japanese soldiers
→
Japanese youth → |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
→
early 20th century → |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
→
Imperial Japanese military → |
| usedInContext |
battlefield exhortations
→
military training → wartime propaganda → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Imperial Japanese Army
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motto |