軍ぐん隊たい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

General term for a nation's military organization, including army, navy, and air force. Can refer to the institution or a body of soldiers.

〈国くに〉が軍ぐん隊たいを持もつa country has (maintains) armed forces
その国くには強つよい軍ぐん隊たいを持もっている。
That country has a strong military.
軍ぐん隊たいに入はいるto join the military
彼かれは18歳さいで軍ぐん隊たいに入はいった。
He joined the military at age 18.
軍ぐん隊たいを派は遣けんするto send (deploy) troops
政せい府ふは国こっ境きょうに軍ぐん隊たいを派は遣けんした。
The government deployed troops to the border.
軍ぐん隊たいを率ひきいるto command (lead) the troops
将しょう軍ぐんが軍ぐん隊たいを率ひきいて戦たたかった。
The general led the troops into battle.

軍ぐんN3
軍隊 is the standalone noun for a nation's armed forces, while 軍 is more often used as a suffix or in compounds like 陸軍 (army).
兵へい隊たいN2
軍隊 refers to the organized military as an institution, whereas 兵隊 usually refers to the soldiers themselves or troops collectively.
自じ衛えい隊たいN1
軍隊 is the general word for an army or military force, while 自衛隊 specifically means Japan's Self-Defense Forces.
部ぶ隊たい
軍隊 refers to the military as a whole or armed forces in general, while 部隊 denotes a specific unit or detachment within it.

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軍ぐん兵ぴょう
軍隊 is the general, everyday term for 'military' or 'armed forces', while 軍兵 is a more literary word emphasizing the troops or soldiers themselves.
ミリタリー
軍隊 is the standard native Japanese word for the armed forces, while ミリタリー is a loanword often used for military-style fashion, hobbies, or culture rather than the actual armed forces.
陸りく軍ぐんN1
軍隊 is the general word for an armed force or military organization, while 陸軍 specifically names the land-based branch of it.
軍ぐん勢ぜい
軍隊 is the general, modern term for an army or armed forces, while 軍勢 has a more historical, narrative flavor emphasizing the scale of an assembled fighting force.
国こく軍ぐん
軍隊 is the general word for military forces or troops, while 国軍 specifically stresses that the forces belong to a nation as a whole.
兵へい
軍隊 names the organized military force as an institution, whereas 兵 in this sense refers to the troops themselves as a body of fighters.
軍ぐん団だん
軍隊 refers broadly to armed forces or the military as an institution, whereas 軍団 names a specific large unit within it.

自じ衛えい隊たいN1
軍隊 is the general term for any nation's armed forces, but 自衛隊 specifically names Japan's Self-Defense Forces, which Japan officially avoids calling 軍隊.
軍ぐん事じN1
軍事 is the abstract concept of military affairs or policy, while 軍隊 refers to the actual armed forces or troops as an organization.
軍ぐん人じんN1
軍隊 refers to the military as an organization or force, while 軍人 refers to an individual member of that force.
軍ぐん備びN1
軍隊 refers to the armed forces (soldiers and troops) themselves, whereas 軍備 refers to the weapons, equipment, and readiness a nation maintains.

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軍ぐん隊たいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
グンタイUsage<1%

Compound of 軍 (ぐん, 'army, military') and 隊 (たい, 'corps, unit'). The combination yields the sense of an organized military force.