noun
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
Abbreviation of 陸上自衛隊. Used in military, news, and political contexts.
See also: 陸上自衛隊
陸自の部隊が災害派遣された。
A JGSDF unit was dispatched for disaster relief.
彼は陸自に入
He joined the JGSDF.
Abbreviation for 航空自衛隊 (Japan Air Self-Defense Force).
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.