援えん軍ぐん

え

ん

ぐ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

reinforcements; relief troops; support forces

Refers to additional military forces sent to assist, or metaphorically to any extra help or support.

敵てきの攻こう撃げきが激はげしく、援えん軍ぐんを要よう請せいした。
The enemy attack was fierce, so we requested reinforcements.
彼かれの到とう着ちゃくは

、

我われ

々われ

に

とっ

て

大おお

きな

援えん

軍ぐん

と

なっ

た

。

His arrival was a great support for us.

支し援えん
支援 is broader 'support' (logistical, financial, emotional), while 援軍 specifically implies sending additional personnel or forces, often military.
増ぞう援えん
増援 is a near-synonym also meaning 'reinforcements', but 援軍 is more common in general use and news.

Compound of 援 (えん, 'aid, assist') and 軍 (ぐん, 'army, troops'). The reading is on'yomi.