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陸軍 (りくぐん, rikugun) Japanese meaning: army | Kotomora
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The army sent troops near the border.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 陸りく 軍ぐん に 入はい る for someone to join the army
He joined the army at eighteen.
陸りく 軍ぐん を 率ひき いる to command/lead the army
The general led the army to defend the border.
陸りく 軍ぐん に 所しょ 属ぞく する to belong to/serve in the army
My grandfather served in the army when he was young.
Opposites 陸軍 is the land-based branch of the military, while 海軍 is the sea-based branch, the two being classic contrasting armed services.
陸軍 fights on land, whereas 空軍 is the air-based branch of the military, the two forming another common military contrast.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound: 陸 means land, and 軍 means army or military force. The spelling directly reflects the meaning 'land army' or 'land forces'.
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army general; general of the army
army hospital; military hospital
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military preparatory school (Imperial Japanese Army)
