街宣車

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: 4
せん
Grade: 6
しゃ
Grade: 1
街宣車(がいせんしゃ) (gaisensha) of the Imperial State Youth Association (皇国青年党), a right-wing organization

Noun

(がい)(せん)(しゃ) (gaisensha

  1. a propaganda truck, a motor vehicle used to spread political messages, especially a vehicle with loudspeakers for delivering such messages
    • 1994, Tsuyoshi Nishiyama, Tokyo no kyabapu no kemuri: The photo document of Iranian's life in JAPAN, page 138:
      右翼(うよく)街宣車(がいせんしゃ)でもおでましになるのかと(おも)ったが、やってきたのは警察(けいさつ)護送車(ごそうしゃ)だった。
      Uyoku no gaisensha demo odemashi ni naru no ka to omotta ga, yattekita no wa keisatsu no gosōsha datta.
      I thought a right-wing gaisensha was about to appear, but what came around was a police support vehicle.

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