軍隊ぐんたい (guntai)

army,troops

  • JLPT N3
  • noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #4502 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

軍隊 (ぐんたい, guntai) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “army,troops”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

かれ軍隊ぐんたいはいったよ。

He joined the military.

国でもいつ軍隊を引き上げるべきかをめぐって議論が戦わされている。

Just when the army should be withdrawn is hotly debated in other countries, too.

当時の軍隊では上官の命令がいかに理不尽であれ、下級兵はそれに従うしかなかったのだ。

In the army in those days, no matter how unreasonable the senior officers' commands, the soldiers under them had no choice but to obey them.

日本は憲法が戦力の保持を禁止しているところから、「軍隊」ではなく「自衛隊」を持っている。

Because its constitution bans the possession of military power, Japan has "Self-Defence Forces," but not an "army."