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軍服 (gunpuku) Japanese meaning: military uniform | Kotomora

軍ぐん服ぷく

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

military uniform

Refers to the standard uniform worn by members of the armed forces.

彼かれは軍ぐん服ぷくを着きて式しき典てんに出しゅっ席せきした。

He attended the ceremony in his military uniform.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉〉が軍服ぐんぷくを着きるfor someone to put on/wear a military uniform
彼かれは式しき典てんで軍ぐん服ぷくを着きていた。
He was wearing a military uniform at the ceremony.
軍服ぐんぷくを脱ぬぐto take off a military uniform
戦せん争そうが終おわり、彼かれは軍ぐん服ぷくを脱ぬいだ。
When the war ended, he took off his military uniform.

Kanji

軍army, force, troops
服clothing, admit, obey

Related words

制せい服ふくN1
制服 is the general word for any organizational uniform (school, work, etc.), while 軍服 refers specifically to a military uniform.
軍ぐん装そう
軍装 covers a soldier's full military gear and equipment, whereas 軍服 refers narrowly to the uniform garment itself.
戦せん闘とう服ふく
戦闘服 specifically means combat fatigues worn in battle, while 軍服 is the broader term for any military uniform, including dress or ceremonial versions.

Opposites

私し服ふく
私服 means civilian/plain clothes, the direct opposite of wearing an official 軍服.

Counted with

着ちゃくN2
軍服 is counted with 着, the standard counter for garments and suits of clothing.
領りょう
Uniforms (軍服) are naturally counted with 領 (ryō) when counting a complete set of top and bottom, e.g. 一領.

Etymology

Compound of 軍 (gun, 'military') and 服 (fuku, 'clothing').