屯

Meaning

屯 centers on a group of people gathered in one place: a camp, barracks, or police station where people assemble. The 'ton' sense is a modern loan usage for a unit of weight, unrelated to the gathering idea.

• 駐屯ちゅうとん

  stationing (troops); garrisoning

• 屯たむろ

  gathering; place where people gather

• 屯田とんでん

  colonization; colonisation

• 屯所とんしょ

  military station; post; quarters

• 分屯ぶんとん

  vice-; sub-

• 分屯地ぶんとんち

  vice-camp; sub-camp

• 分屯基地ぶんとんきち

  sub base; sub-base; minor base

• 屯うたむろう

  to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out

• 屯すたむろす

  to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out

• 屯するたむろする

  to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out

• 屯営とんえい

  military camp; barracks; camping

• 屯田兵とんでんへい

  agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers

• 屯食とんじき

  egg-shaped glutinous rice ball (Heian, Kamakura periods); tray or container for serving rice balls

• 水雷屯すいらいちゅん

  zhun (hexagram 3 of the I Ching: difficulty at the beginning)

• 載貨屯数さいかとんすう

  deadweight tonnage

• 駐屯地ちゅうとんち

  garrison; military base

• 駐屯所ちゅうとんじょ

  military station; post

• 駐屯軍ちゅうとんぐん

  garrison; occupation forces

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