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航空自衛隊 (こうくうじえいたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

航こう空くう自じ衛えい隊たい

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF

military

Official name of Japan's air defense branch; used in military, news, and formal contexts.

航こう空くう自じ衛えい隊たいの戦せん闘とう機きが緊きん急きゅう発はっ進しんした。
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet scrambled.

Kanji

航navigate, sail, cruise

空empty, sky, void

自oneself

衛defense, protection

隊regiment, party, company

Similar words

自じ衛えい隊たい
Refers to the Japan Self-Defense Forces as a whole, including ground, maritime, and air branches.
陸りく上じょう自じ衛えい隊たい
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the land-based branch.
海かい上じょう自じ衛えい隊たい
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the naval branch.

Etymology

Compound of 航空 (kōkū, 'aviation') + 自衛隊 (jieitai, 'self-defense force').