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Kotomora

隊

regiment, party, company, squad

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • タイ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

隊 centers on an organized group of people acting together: a regiment, squad, company, or party. The common thread is a structured unit with a shared purpose.

Most common words using 隊

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  • 部隊ぶたい

    force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

  • 自衛隊じえいたい
    N1

    Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF

  • 艦隊かんたい

    (naval) fleet; armada

  • 軍隊ぐんたい
    N3

    armed forces; military; troops

  • 隊長たいちょう

    commanding officer

  • 隊員たいいん

    troops; group members; team members; SDF officials

  • 兵隊へいたい
    N2

    armed forces; military; troops

  • 中隊ちゅうたい

    company; battery; troop

  • 連隊れんたい

    regiment

  • 大隊だいたい

    battalion

  • 特攻隊とっこうたい

    special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad

  • 本隊ほんたい

    main body (of troops); main force

  • 愚連隊ぐれんたい

    gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos

  • 楽隊がくたい

    band; orchestra

  • 陸上自衛隊りくじょうじえいたい

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF

  • 海上自衛隊かいじょうじえいたい

    Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)

  • 機動隊きどうたい
    N1

    riot police; riot squad

  • 海兵隊かいへいたい

    Marine Corps; Royal Marines

  • 航空自衛隊こうくうじえいたい

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF

  • 探検隊たんけんたい
    N1

    exploration party; expedition team

  • デモ隊デモたい

    demonstrators

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Etymology

隊 combines ⻖ (mound, hill) with 㒸, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to falling or grouping. The exact historical development of the right component is uncertain, but the character has long been associated with military units.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side ⻖ looks like a hill or rampart, and the right side 㒸 resembles a group of people with a leader. Picture a squad lined up on a hill, ready to move as one unit.

Reading mnemonic

For タイ, imagine a squad tying their gear together before a mission: tie -> タイ, and the whole regiment is tied into one organized group.