大だい隊たい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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battalion

Military unit, typically consisting of several companies. Used in modern military contexts.

彼かれは大だい隊たいの指し揮き官かんに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed commander of the battalion.

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Usage patterns

〈数かず〉個こ大だい隊たいcounter phrase: X battalions
この作さく戦せんには三さん個こ大だい隊たいが参さん加かした。
Three battalions took part in this operation.
大だい隊たいを編へん成せいするto form/organize a battalion
新あらたに一いっ個こ大だい隊たいを編へん成せいすることになった。
It was decided that a new battalion would be formed.
大だい隊たいを指し揮きするto command a battalion
彼かれは大だい隊たいを指し揮きする立たち場ばにあった。
He was in the position of commanding a battalion.

Kanji

大large, big
隊regiment, party, company

Related words

連れん隊たい
大隊 (battalion) is a smaller military unit than 連隊 (regiment), typically several battalions make up a regiment.
中ちゅう隊たい
大隊 is a battalion, the military unit one level larger than 中隊 (a company) in the same command hierarchy.

Don't confuse with

連れん隊たい
大隊 is a battalion, while 連隊 is a regiment, a larger military unit made up of several battalions.
中ちゅう隊たい
大隊 is a battalion, while 中隊 is a company, a smaller unit that makes up part of a battalion.
小しょう隊たい
大隊 is a battalion, a much larger unit than 小隊 (platoon), consisting of several companies.

Word family

大だい隊たい長ちょう
battalion commander

Etymology

From 大 (large) + 隊 (military unit).