挺てい身しん隊たい

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Meanings

noun

volunteer corps; military unit of volunteers for dangerous missions

Refers to a military or quasi-military unit formed by volunteers, often for high-risk tasks. The term carries a historical and somewhat formal tone, commonly appearing in accounts of wartime or special operations.

彼かれは挺てい身しん隊たいに志し願がんして、危き険けんな任にん務むに就つい

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He volunteered for the volunteer corps and undertook dangerous missions.

戦せん時じ中ちゅう、多おおくの若わか者ものが挺てい身しん隊たいに参さん加かした。

During the war, many young people joined the volunteer corps.

Kanji

挺bravely volunteer, counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws
身somebody, person, one's station in life
隊regiment, party, company

Related words

義ぎ勇ゆう兵へい
義勇兵 refers to an individual volunteer soldier, while 挺身隊 is a unit or corps of such volunteers.
特とっ攻こう隊たい
特攻隊 specifically denotes a suicide attack unit, whereas 挺身隊 is a broader term for volunteer units, not necessarily suicide missions.

Word family

女じょ子し挺てい身しん隊たい
women's volunteer corps; female labor service corps

Built from

挺てい身しん+隊たい

Etymology

Composed of 挺身 (volunteering, offering oneself) and 隊 (corps, unit). The term emerged in military contexts to describe units formed by volunteers for hazardous duties.