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軍

Army
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingグン
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 15

Meanings

  1. armyRtK
  2. force
  3. troops
    彼が我が軍の指揮官です。He is commander of our troops.tatoeba
  4. war
    彼は第二次世界大戦では陸軍大将だった。He was a general in the Second World War.tatoeba
    極東国際軍事裁判Tokyo Tribunal of War Criminalswiki
  5. battle
  1. armed forces
  2. military authorities
  3. team

Synonyms

軍部軍隊

Homonyms

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Same reading (ぐん)
郡 · district群 · group

Popular Usage

軍隊軍艦軍事軍備軍服

Radicals and components

Radical車cart
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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chariot · crown (冖) · vehicle · car (車)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 323

Compound words

軍隊ぐんたい
armed forces; military; troops
赤軍せきぐん
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army; Japanese Red Army; JRA
軍艦ぐんかん
warship; battleship
軍事ぐんじ
military affairs
軍備ぐんび
armaments; military preparations
軍服ぐんぷく
military uniform
一軍いちぐん
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players
援軍えんぐん
reinforcement
海軍かいぐん
navy; naval force
空軍くうぐん
air force
軍医ぐんい
military physician or surgeon
軍拡ぐんかく
military expansion; arms buildup
軍機ぐんき
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
軍港ぐんこう
naval port; naval station
軍需ぐんじゅ
munitions; military stores
軍縮ぐんしゅく
reduction of armaments; disarmament
軍人ぐんじん
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
軍政ぐんせい
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
軍属ぐんぞく
civilian in military employ
軍団ぐんだん
army corps; corps
軍配ぐんばい
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
軍部ぐんぶ
military authorities; army circles
軍用ぐんよう
for military use
従軍じゅうぐん
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign

On Reading Examples

彼は軍を名誉除隊した。ぐん
He received an honorable discharge from the army.tatoeba
彼は軍に徴兵された。ぐん
He was drafted into the army.tatoeba
敗北した軍はその国から撤退した。ぐん
The defeated army retreated from the country.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は兵役中は軍隊の厳しい規則に従っていた。
He was subjected to strict military discipline while in the service.tatoeba
彼は退役軍人ではないかと思った。
I guessed that he was an ex-serviceman.tatoeba
彼は軍隊にいる。
He's in military service.tatoeba
軍艦頭 甲賀源吾
Head of warship, Gengo KAGAwiki
富士山 (軍艦)
Fujiyama Warshipwiki
警察・軍事的官職。
The post was in charge of police and military affairs.wiki
天津条約と日本の軍備拡大
The Treaty of Tianjin and Military Expansionwiki
海軍備の充実に力を注いだ。
He devoted himself to the buildup of Navy armaments.wiki
軍人としての誇りが高く、娘と散歩する時にも必ず軍服に着替えた。
He was so proud of being a military man that he put on his uniform whenever he took a walk with his daughter.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Army. 冖 (surround) + 車 (war chariot) — chariots circled around a camp.

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