自衛隊

See also: 自卫队

Chinese
to defend oneself; self-defense squadron; team; group
trad. (自衛隊) 自衛 隊
simp. (自卫队) 自卫 队

Pronunciation

Noun

自衛隊

  1. self-defence forces

Proper noun

自衛隊

  1. Japan's Self-Defense Forces

Japanese
Kanji in this term
自 衛 隊
じ
Grade: 2		 えい
Grade: 5		 たい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

自衛隊 (hiragana じえいたい, rōmaji jieitai)

  1. the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) (consists of the Air, the Marine, and the Ground Self-Defense)

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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