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	隊
simp. (自卫队)		自卫	队

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自衛隊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìwèiduì

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ wai⁶ deoi^6-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chū-ōe-tūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìwèiduì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhwèiduèi
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-wei⁴-tui⁴
  - Yale: dz̀-wèi-dwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhweyduey
  - Palladius: цзывэйдуй (czyvɛjduj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    自慰隊 / 自慰队
    自衛隊 / 自卫队
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ wai⁶ deoi^6-2
  - Yale: jih waih déui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ wai⁶ doey^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ wei⁶ dêu^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² wɐi̯²² tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-ōe-tūi
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-uē-tuī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxoexdui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ tui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹⁻²² tui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ tui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ tui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ tui³³/

Noun

自衛隊

self-defence forces

Proper noun

自衛隊

the Japan Self-Defense Forces

See also

自慰隊／自慰队 (Zìwèiduì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	衛	隊
じ Grade: 2	えい Grade: 5	たい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
自衞隊 (kyūjitai)

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自衛隊

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じえーたい (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

自(じ)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (jieitai)

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.

^ 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
自	衛	隊

Proper noun

自衛隊 • (jawidae) (hangeul 자위대)

hanja form^? of 자위대

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