自衛隊

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See also: 自卫队

Chinese

to defend oneself; to use self-defense squadron; team; group
trad. (自衛隊/自衞隊) 自衛/自衞
simp. (自卫队) 自卫
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Pronunciation


Noun

自衛隊

  1. self-defence forces

Proper noun

自衛隊

  1. the Japan Self-Defense Forces

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
えい
Grade: 5
たい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
自衞隊 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation

Noun

()(えい)(たい) (jieitai

  1. the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) (consisting of the air, the marine, and the ground forces)

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

自衛隊 (jawidae) (hangeul 자위대)

  1. hanja form? of 자위대