Kanji

軍

army, force, troops, war, battle

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

車部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

グン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いくさ

Nanori (Name Reading)

いく, いくさ, いさ, すすむ, むら, むれ

Common Readings

グン

Example sentences

軍 ぐん
敵軍の攻撃を防ぐために、援軍が派遣された。

Reinforcements were dispatched to prevent the enemy army's attack.

攻め込む せめこむ
軍は敵陣の深くまで攻め込んだ。

The army invaded deep into the enemy camp.

将軍 しょうぐん
江戸時代の将軍は、日本を支配していました。

The shogun of the Edo period ruled Japan.

兵 へい
将軍は戦いに備えて兵を集めた

The general gathered his soldiers to prepare for the battle.

軍人 ぐんじん
彼は祖父のように立派な軍人になりたいと思っている。

He wants to become a fine soldier like his grandfather.

軍隊 ぐんたい
彼は若い頃、軍隊に所属していた。

He belonged to the army when he was young.

進軍 しんぐん
夜明けとともに、軍隊は敵の首都に向かって進軍を開始した。

At dawn, the army began its advance toward the enemy capital.

軍勢 ぐんぜい
城門の前に、圧倒的な数の軍勢が押し寄せている。

An overwhelming number of troops are surging toward the castle gate.

皆殺し みなごろし
敵の軍勢は村の人々を皆殺しにした

The enemy forces massacred the people of the village.

軍団 ぐんだん
その将軍は強力な軍団を率いて敵地に乗り込んだ。

The general led a powerful army corps and entered enemy territory.

Example Vocabulary

軍

ぐん

army; troops; military unit

将軍

しょうぐん

shogun; general

軍人

ぐんじん

military personnel; soldier

軍隊

ぐんたい

army; military forces; troops

軍勢

ぐんぜい

military forces; troops; army

軍団

ぐんだん

army corps; legion; large group

援軍

えんぐん

reinforcements; relief troops

軍事

ぐんじ

military affairs; military

軍服

ぐんぷく

military uniform

進軍

しんぐん

advance; march (of an army)

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