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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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自衞官 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Of 自衛 (jiei, “self-defense”) + 官 (kan, “official”). Various offices (e.g. 陸上自衛官 rikujō jiekan “ground forces commander”, 海上自衛官 kaijō jiekan “naval forces commander”, 航空自衛官 kōkū jiekan “airforce commander”) defined in Japanese law from 1954.
Pronunciation
Noun
自衛官 • (jieikan)
- an official in the Japan Self-Defense Forces
2022 February 7, HBC News, “Dōryō ni taishi ‘izen kara fuman o motte ita’ to iu nijū-dai no jieikan no onna [The female officer in her twenties who told a colleague ‘I’ve been unsatisfied’]”, in Yahoo News, archived from the original on 10 February 2022:
- 去年 9月、同僚の財布から現金 5000円を盗んだとして、 20代の自衛官の女が停職 30日の懲戒処分を受けました。
- Kyonen kugatsu, dōryō no saifu kara genkin gosen-en o nusunda to shite, nijū-dai no jieikan no onna ga teishoku sanjū-nichi no chōkai shobun o ukemashita.
- Last September, a female JSDF officer in her twenties who was disciplined for taking 5,000 yen from a colleague’s wallet was suspended for 30 days.
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