Usage patterns 第だい 〈 数すう 〉 師し 団だん the nth division (as a military unit's official name)
He was assigned to the 7th Division.
師し 団だん を 編へん 成せい する to organize/form a division
They newly organized a division.
師し 団だん に 配はい 属ぞく される to be assigned to a division
The new soldiers were assigned to their respective divisions.
Related words 旅団 is a brigade, a smaller military formation than a 師団 (division).
連隊 is a regiment, a unit smaller than a 師団 (division).
軍団 is a corps, a larger formation made up of multiple 師団 (divisions).
Don't confuse with 師団 refers to a division, a smaller military unit than 兵団 (a corps made up of multiple divisions), so the two are easily confused in scale.
師団 is a division, a military unit larger than a 旅団 (brigade), so the two are easy to confuse when learning military rank terms.
Etymology From 師 (し , 'teacher; military unit') + 団 (だん , 'group; corps'). The kanji 師 historically referred to a military unit of 2,500 men in ancient China, later adapted in Japan for the modern army division.
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