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Japanese Red Army

Japanese Red Army

9.8
A militant group from Japan that carried out terrorist attacks in other countries
  • proper noun
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translation icon : Ejército Rojo Japonés
  • The Japanese Red Army carried out several notorious attacks in the 1970s.

Examples

  • The 1972 Lod Airport massacre was attributed to the Japanese Red Army.

  • Authorities linked the Japanese Red Army to international terrorist networks.

  • The Japanese Red Army was involved in several high-profile terrorist attacks.

  • Did you know the Japanese Red Army collaborated with other extremist groups?

  • The Japanese Red Army is known for its involvement in the hijacking of international flights during the 1970s.

  • In the 1970s, the Japanese Red Army executed a series of violent protests to challenge the government.

  • The Japanese Red Army was responsible for several bombings aimed at overthrowing the Japanese government.

Synonyms

JRA
vsJapanese Red Army
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9.9

A violent political group from Japan known for attacks abroad

is the full formal name with identical meaning rather than abbreviated form

Surface Forms

Japanese Red Army main

Morphology

Japanese + red + army

The meaning 'a revolutionary/militant army from Japan' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'Japanese' (from Japan) + 'red' (revolutionary/communist) + 'army' (organized armed force). This follows a common cross-linguistic naming pattern for political/military groups, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent senses would understand the general referent even if they would not know the group's specific history or actions.

Etymology

Japanese Red Army may come from a simple image: Japanese shows where they were from, Red points to the colour often linked to 'revolution', and Army means a fighting group. So, the name explains it was a fighting group from Japan that wanted a 'revolution'.