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自衛隊じえいたい (jieitai)

Self Defense Forces

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Meaning

自衛隊 (じえいたい, jieitai) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “Self Defense Forces”.

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Example sentences 7

自衛隊じえいたいがイラクに派遣はけんされたわ。

The Self Defense Forces have been sent to Iraq.

政府せいふが自衛隊じえいたいに沖縄おきなわへの災害さいがい派遣はけんを要請ようせいした。

The government asked the SDF for a disaster relief deployment to Okinawa.

日本の現代海軍は自衛隊の傘下の海上自衛隊である。

Japan's current navy falls under the umbrella of the Japan Self-Defense Forces as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

ボーイング社しゃは海上かいじょう自衛隊じえいたい用ようの飛行ひこう艇ていを開発かいはつしました。

Boeing developed a flying boat for the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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