were unit code names used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II.
Each tsūshōgō consisted of a and a . Unit Character Codes typically consisted of one character, although some units established in the late stages of the war had two-character codes. Unmobilized units were assigned area codes, such as for those units under the jurisdiction of the Eastern District Army. Code Numbers were three to five digit long numbers unique to each IJA unit.
For example, the 116th Division was assigned as its Unit Character Code. The tsūshōgō of some of its subordinate units were: 第116師団衛生隊
Arashi 6213 - 109th Infantry Regiment Arashi 6214 - 133rd Infantry Regiment Arashi 6222 - 122nd Field Artillery Regiment Arashi 6225 - 116th Construction Regiment Arashi 6227 - 116th Transport Regiment
Unit 731 is another example of a tsūshōgō. Officially named the , the unit was assigned the code name Manshū 731. was the Unit Character Code assigned to some units of the Kwantung Army.
References War History Office of Japan's Ministry of Defense 戦史叢書 陸海軍年表 付 兵語・用語の解説, (Senshi Sōshō No.102), Tokyo, Asagumo-Shimbun, 1980.
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兵団文字符一覧 - List of Unit Character Codes as of 1945 (Japanese)