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陸自 (りくじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陸りく自じ

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Meanings

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 陸上自衛隊. Used in military, news, and political contexts.

See also: 陸上自衛隊

陸りく自じの部ぶ隊たいが災さい害がい派は遣けん

Kanji

陸land, six
自oneself

Related words

陸りく上じょう自じ衛えい隊たい
陸自 is the common news/casual abbreviation for 陸上自衛隊, the full official name of the Ground Self-Defense Force.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 陸上自衛隊 (りくじょうじえいたい), formed by taking the first character of 陸上 and 自衛隊.

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A JGSDF unit was dispatched for disaster relief.

彼かれは陸りく自じに入にゅう隊たいした。

He joined the JGSDF.