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軍隊 (ぐんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He decided to join the military.
Usage patterns 〈 国くに 〉 が 軍ぐん 隊たい を 持も つ a country has (maintains) armed forces
That country has a strong military.
軍ぐん 隊たい に 入はい る to join the military
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
The government deployed troops to the border.
軍ぐん 隊たい を 率ひき いる to command (lead) the troops
The general led the troops into battle.
Kanji 隊 regiment, party, company Related words· 11 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).
軍隊 refers to the organized military as an institution, whereas 兵隊 usually refers to the soldiers themselves or troops collectively.
軍隊 is the general word for an army or military force, while 自衛隊 specifically means Japan's Self-Defense Forces.
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.
Show 7 more 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.
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.
軍隊 is the general word for an armed force or military organization, while 陸軍 specifically names the land-based branch of it.
Don't confuse with 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.
軍隊 refers to the military as an organization or force, while 軍人 refers to an individual member of that force.
Written forms 軍ぐん 隊たい Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
グンタイ Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 軍 (ぐん, 'army, military') and 隊 (たい, 'corps, unit'). The combination yields the sense of an organized military force.
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.
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.
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.
軍隊 refers broadly to armed forces or the military as an institution, whereas 軍団 names a specific large unit within it.
軍隊 refers to the armed forces (soldiers and troops) themselves, whereas 軍備 refers to the weapons, equipment, and readiness a nation maintains.
軍ぐん 隊たい 蟻あり
military training; military education
Show 2 more army life; military life
military march
