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隊

Squad
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingタイ
JōyōGrade 4Level 28
  1. party
  2. group
  3. crew
  4. team
  5. body

Popular Usage

軍隊

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
隊
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · animal horns · sow · pig · wart hog · regimental mascot

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1403

Compound words

軍隊ぐんたい
armed forces; military; troops
探検隊たんけんたい
exploration party; expedition team
楽隊がくたい
band; orchestra
艦隊かんたい
(naval) fleet; armada
隊員たいいん
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
隊長たいちょう
commanding officer
大隊だいたい
battalion
中隊ちゅうたい
company; battery; troop
部隊ぶたい
force; unit; corps; squad; troops
兵隊へいたい
armed forces; military; troops; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier
本隊ほんたい
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
連隊れんたい
regiment
海兵隊かいへいたい
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
機動隊きどうたい
riot police; riot squad
愚連隊ぐれんたい
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
自衛隊じえいたい
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
特攻隊とっこうたい
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
デモ隊デモたい
demonstrators
海上自衛隊かいじょうじえいたい
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
航空自衛隊こうくうじえいたい
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
陸上自衛隊りくじょうじえいたい
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
一隊いったい
party
横隊おうたい
rank
枝隊したい
detached force

Additional Examples

彼は軍隊にいる。
He's in military service.tatoeba
彼は軍を名誉除隊した。
He received an honorable discharge from the army.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Squad, troop. ⻖ (embankment) + 豕 — a unit marching in a column.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 隊

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