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陸戦隊 (りくせんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陸りく戦せん隊たい

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Meanings

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noun

landing force; naval landing party

Military term for a unit of naval personnel organized and equipped for landing operations on shore.

海かい軍ぐんの陸りく戦せん隊たいが上じょう陸りく作さく戦せんを開かい始しした。
The naval landing force began the amphibious operation.

Kanji

陸land, six
戦war, battle, match
隊regiment, party, company

Similar words

海かい兵へい隊たい
海兵隊 refers to a marine corps as a permanent branch, while 陸戦隊 is a temporary or ad-hoc naval landing unit.

Etymology

Compound of 陸 (land), 戦 (war/battle), and 隊 (unit/corps). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is conventionally associated with naval landing forces.