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兵站基地 (heitankichi) Japanese meaning: supply base | Kotomora

兵へい站たん基き地ち

へ

い

た

ん

き

ち

Meanings

1

supply base; logistics base

Military term for a base that serves as a supply and logistics hub for operations.

前ぜん線せんの部ぶ隊たいを支ささえるため、兵へい站たん基き地ちの整せい備びが急いそ

が

れ

た

。

To support the frontline units, the development of the supply base was rushed.

Kanji

兵soldier, private, troops
站stop, halt
基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
地ground, earth

Related words

兵へい站たん
兵站 refers to logistics or supply lines in general, while 兵站基地 specifically denotes the physical base where supplies are concentrated and distributed.

Built from

兵へい站たん+基き地ち

Etymology

Compound of 兵站 (へいたん, 'logistics, supply') and 基地 (きち, 'base'). The term is a modern military coinage.