連れん隊たい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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regiment

Military unit; in the former Imperial Japanese Army, typically commanded by a colonel.

彼かれは歩ほ兵へい連れん隊たいに所しょ属ぞくしていた。
He belonged to an infantry regiment.
連れん隊たい旗きは部ぶ隊たいの象しょう徴ちょうだった。
The regimental flag was a symbol of the unit.

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Usage patterns

〈数かず〉個こ連れん隊たいcounter phrase for a given number of regiments
その戦せん闘とうには三さん個こ連れん隊たいが参さん加かした。
Three regiments took part in that battle.
連れん隊たいを編へん成せいするto organize/form a regiment
新あらたに連れん隊たいを編へん成せいすることが決きまった。
It was decided that a new regiment would be formed.
〈人ひと〉が連れん隊たいに所しょ属ぞくするfor someone to belong to a regiment
彼かれは歩ほ兵へい連れん隊たいに所しょ属ぞくしていた。
He belonged to an infantry regiment.

Kanji

連take along, lead, join
隊regiment, party, company
聯party, gang, clique

Related words

大だい隊たい
大隊 (battalion) is a smaller military unit than 連隊 (regiment), typically several battalions make up a regiment.
旅りょ団だん
旅団 (brigade) is a larger military unit than 連隊 (regiment), usually composed of two or more regiments.
師し団だん
連隊 is a regiment, a unit smaller than a 師団 (division).

Don't confuse with

旅りょ団だん
連隊 is a regiment, a military unit smaller than a 旅団 (brigade), so learners often mix up their relative sizes.
大だい隊たい
大隊 is a battalion, while 連隊 is a regiment, a larger military unit made up of several battalions.

Counted with

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

Word family

愚ぐ連れん隊たい
gang of young delinquents; hoodlums
連れん隊たい長ちょう
regimental commander

Written forms

連れん隊たいUsage90%
Standard modern spelling.
聯れん隊たいUsage10%
Old character form (kyūjitai); rarely used today.

Etymology

From Chinese 連隊／联队 (liánduì), composed of 連 ('link') and 隊 ('unit').