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Meanings
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; JMSDF
Official name for Japan's naval defense branch. Often abbreviated as 海自 (かいじ).
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is responsible for protecting Japan's territorial waters.
He served on a JMSDF destroyer.
Usage patterns
- 海上自衛隊に入るto join the JMSDF
After graduating high school, he joined the JMSDF.
- 海上自衛隊を派遣するto dispatch the JMSDF
The government dispatched the JMSDF for the rescue operation.