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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

189 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: army, force, troops, war, battle

Kunyomi: いくさ

Onyomi: グン

Composition: 冖 車

軍

Radical

Radical: 車

Reading: くるま

Meaning: cart, car

Strokes: 7

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Examples

Examples with audio

軍(ぐん)   army, force, troops

軍隊(ぐんたい)   army, troops

軍人(ぐんじん)   military personnel, soldier

軍縮(ぐんしゅく)   armament reduction

軍事力(ぐんじりょく)   military force, military strength

軍国主義(ぐんこくしゅぎ)   militarism

空軍(くうぐん)   air force

陸軍(りくぐん)   army

海軍(かいぐん)   navy

敵軍(てきぐん)   enemy army

一軍(いちぐん)   an army, entire army, first team

Onyomi Examples

軍 (グン) army, armed forces, troops, military authorities, team, group, troupe

軍医 (グンイ) military physician or surgeon

両軍 (リョウグン) both armies, both teams, both sides

従軍 (ジュウグン) military service, serving in a war, taking part in a campaign

Kunyomi Examples

戦 (いくさ) war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces

軍神 (ぐんしん) god of war, war hero (who died in battle)

海兵遠征軍 (かいへいえんせいいくさ) Marine Expeditionary Force (US)

大軍 (おおいくさ) great war, great battle

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