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

    • (Tokyo) えーたい [jìéétáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [d͡ʑie̞ːta̠i]

    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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Proper noun

    自衛隊 • (jawidae) (hangeul 자위대)

    1. Hanja form? of 자위대.
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