海かい軍ぐん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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navy; naval force

Refers to a nation's military sea force. Often used in historical contexts (e.g., 日本海軍) or modern naval forces.

日本にほん海かい軍ぐんの歴れき史しについて学まなぶ。

I study the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

〈人ひと〉が海かい軍ぐんに入はいるto join the navy
兄あには高こう校こうを卒そつ業ぎょう後ご、海かい軍ぐんに入はいった。
My older brother joined the navy after graduating high school.
海かい軍ぐんに所しょ属ぞくするto belong to (be enlisted in) the navy
彼かれは現げん在ざい、海かい軍ぐんに所しょ属ぞくしている。
He currently belongs to the navy.
海かい軍ぐんを指し揮きするto command the navy
その将しょう軍ぐんは海かい軍ぐんを指し揮きしていた。
That general commanded the navy.

ネイビー
海軍 is the standard, neutral Japanese word for a navy, while ネイビー is a katakana loanword often used for foreign navies or in branding contexts.
海かい兵へい隊たい
海軍 refers to the navy as a whole, while 海兵隊 specifically denotes the marine corps that specializes in amphibious combat.

陸りく軍ぐんN1
海軍 is a nation's naval force, while 陸軍 is its ground/army force, making them the classic contrasting branches of the military.
空くう軍ぐんN1
海軍 fights at sea, whereas 空軍 is the air force branch, so the two are contrasted as separate military services.

海かい兵へい
海軍 refers to the navy as an organization, while 海兵 refers to an individual sailor or marine within it.

Compound of 海 (sea) and 軍 (military, army).

陸りく海かい軍ぐん

army and navy

(Imperial) Japanese Navy

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