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軍隊 (ぐんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

軍ぐん隊たい

ぐ

ん

た

い

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

armed forces; military; troops

General term for a nation's military organization, including army, navy, and air force. Can refer to the institution or a body of soldiers.

彼かれは軍ぐん隊たいに入はいることを決きめた。
He decided to join the military.
その国くには

強きょう

力りょく

な

軍ぐん

隊たい

を

持も

っ

て

いる

。

That country has a powerful armed forces.

Written forms

軍ぐん隊たいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
グンタイUsage<1%

Kanji

軍army, force, troops
隊regiment, party, company

Similar words

自じ衛えい隊たい
Refers specifically to Japan's Self-Defense Forces, not a general military. 軍隊 is a broader term for any nation's armed forces.
軍ぐん
Often used as a suffix (e.g., 陸軍 'army') or in compounds. 軍隊 is the standalone noun for 'military' as an organization.

Etymology

Compound of 軍 (ぐん, 'army, military') and 隊 (たい, 'corps, unit'). The combination yields the sense of an organized military force.