海かい兵へい隊たい

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

Marine Corps; Royal Marines

Refers to a marine corps, most commonly the United States Marine Corps or the British Royal Marines. Often used in news contexts.

アメリカ海かい兵へい隊たいは太たい平へい洋よう地ち域いきで訓くん練れんを行おこなった。
The U.S. Marine Corps conducted training in the Pacific region.

彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、海かい兵へい隊たいに入にゅう隊たいした。

He joined the Marine Corps when he was young.

Usage patterns

〈海かい兵へい隊たい〉に入はいるto join the Marine Corps
彼かれは高こう校こうを卒そつ業ぎょうして海かい兵へい隊たいに入はいった。
He joined the Marine Corps after graduating high school.
〈海かい兵へい隊たい〉が上じょう陸りくするfor the Marines to land (on shore)
海かい兵へい隊たいが島しまに上じょう陸りくした。
The Marines landed on the island.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
兵soldier, private, troops
隊regiment, party, company

Related words

海かい軍ぐんN1
海軍 refers to the navy as a whole, while 海兵隊 specifically denotes the marine corps that specializes in amphibious combat.
陸りく戦せん隊たい
陸戦隊 is an older, less common term for naval landing forces, whereas 海兵隊 is the modern standard word for a marine corps.
マリン
海兵隊 is the standard Japanese term for the Marine Corps as an organization, whereas マリン(マリーン) is a katakana loanword more often used casually or referring to a member of it.

Etymology

Compound of 海 (kai, 'sea'), 兵 (hei, 'soldier'), and 隊 (tai, 'corps, unit'). The term is a direct translation of 'marine corps' and has been used since the Meiji period to refer to foreign marine forces.