also: ジェイたい
noun
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF
Slang abbreviation for 自衛隊 (Jieitai), playing on the English letter J and the reading ジェー. Used in casual or online contexts.
See also: 自衛隊
ネットでＪ隊の装備について話す人が多い。
Many people online talk about JSDF equipment.
Ｊ隊って呼び方は、自衛隊のスラングだよ。
The term J-tai is slang for the Self-Defense Forces.
Standard, formal term for the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Ｊ隊 is a slang abbreviation used in casual or online speech.
Slang abbreviation formed from the English letter J (for Japan) and 隊 (tai, 'force'), a pun on 自衛隊 (Jieitai).