Shirabe
背水 の 陣

背水はいすい

Noun given name or forename, gender not specified
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) backwater
See also: バックウォーター
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) archaic standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
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Haisui
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expressions (phrasesnoun (common) (futsuumeishi) idiomatic expression fighting with one's back to the wall;having burnt one's bridges;last stand;last-ditch effort
彼は背水の陣で闘った。
He fought a last-ditch battle.
Other forms 背水之陣 【はいすいのじん】 (rarely used kanji form)