army, force, troops, war
Also: battle
On'yomi (音読み)
- グン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いくさ
About this kanji
The kanji 「軍」 primarily means army or military force. It is commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. You will often see it in compounds like 海軍 (かいぐん), which means navy; 空軍 (くうぐん), meaning air force; and 軍事 (ぐんじ), referring to military affairs. Additionally, 军機 (ぐんき) translates to military secret and 軍縮 (ぐんしゅく) means reduction of armaments. This kanji is important in discussing topics related to defense and military organization in Japanese, so learning it can help you understand conversations around these themes.
Example sentences
軍隊は国を守るために存在する。
The military exists to protect the country.
Meanings across languages
- English
- army, force, troops, war, battle
- Tiếng Việt
- quân đội, lực lượng, quân lính, chiến tranh, trận chiến
- 日本語
- 軍隊, 力, 部隊, 戦争, 戦い
- 한국어
- 군대, 력, 부대, 전쟁, 전투
- 中文
- 军队, 力量, 部队, 战争, 战斗
- id
- tentara, kekuatan, pasukan
- th
- กองทัพ, กำลัง, ทหาร
- es
- ejército, fuerza, tropas
- fr
- armée, force, troupes
- de
- Armee, Streitkräfte, Truppen
- pt
- exército, força, tropas
Common compounds
- 海軍navy, naval force
- 空軍air force
- 軍機military secret, classified military material, military aircraft
- 軍事military affairs
- 軍縮reduction of armaments, disarmament
- 軍人serviceman, servicewoman, soldier
- 軍隊armed forces, military, troops
- 軍備armaments, military preparations
Words using this kanji
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