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米軍基地 (べいぐんきち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

米べい軍ぐん基き地ち

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Meanings

1

noun

US military base

Refers specifically to a base of the United States armed forces, often in the context of bases in Japan.

沖おき縄なわには多おおくの米べい軍ぐん基き地ちがある。
There are many US military bases in Okinawa.
米べい軍ぐん基き地ちの移い設せつ問もん題だいが議ぎ論ろんさ

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The relocation issue of the US military base is being discussed.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
軍army, force, troops
基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
地ground, earth

Similar words

自じ衛えい隊たい基き地ち
Refers to a base of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, not US forces.
軍ぐん事じ基き地ち
A general term for any military base, not specific to the US.

Etymology

Compound of 米軍 (べいぐん, 'US military') and 基地 (きち, 'base').