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平和維持軍 (へいわいじぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

平へい和わ維い持じ軍ぐん

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Meanings

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peacekeeping force

Refers to a military or multinational force deployed to maintain peace, often under UN mandate.

国こく連れん平へい和わ維い持じ軍ぐんが紛ふん争そう地ち域いきに派は遣けんされた

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A UN peacekeeping force was dispatched to the conflict zone.

Kanji

平even, flat, peace
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
維fiber, tie, rope
持hold, have
軍army, force, troops

Related words

平へい和わ維い持じ活かつ動どう
平和維持活動 refers to peacekeeping operations or activities in general, while 平和維持軍 specifically denotes the military force itself.

Word family

国こく連れん平へい和わ維い持じ軍ぐん
UN peacekeeping forces

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Etymology

Compound of 平和 (peace), 維持 (maintenance), and 軍 (army, force). A modern term likely calqued from English 'peacekeeping force'.

平へい和わ維い持じ