在ざい郷ごう軍ぐん人じん

noun

reservist

A former soldier who has returned to civilian life but remains subject to recall. The term is especially associated with pre-war and wartime Japan, though it can be used in modern contexts.

• 彼かれは在ざい郷ごう軍ぐん人じんとして、年ねんに一いち度どの訓くん練れんに参さん加かしている。

  As a reservist, he participates in annual training.