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兵団 (へいだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

兵へい団だん

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Meanings

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noun

army corps

A military unit larger than a division, typically consisting of two or more divisions. Used in historical and modern military contexts.

その兵へい団だんは前ぜん線せんに配はい置ちされた。
The army corps was deployed to the front line.

Kanji

兵soldier, private, troops
団group, association

Similar words

師し団だん
師団 is a division, a smaller unit than 兵団 (corps). A corps typically contains multiple divisions.
軍ぐん団だん
軍団 can refer to a corps or a large military force, but 兵団 is more specifically an army corps in a formal military hierarchy.

Etymology

Compound of 兵 (hei, 'soldier') and 団 (dan, 'group, corps'). The term is a modern military coinage, likely from the Meiji period when Western military structures were adopted.