自衛隊

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

Pronunciation


Noun

自衛隊

  1. self-defence forces

Proper noun

自衛隊

  1. the Japan Self-Defense Forces

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term

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

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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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