How to say 'United states military' in Japanese | 米軍

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The Japanese word for United states military is 'Beigun', written as 米軍 in Japanese.'United states military' in hiragana is べいぐん.

word

米軍

Meaning

United states military

Reading

べいぐん

beigun

Kanji

米Rice 軍Army

Explanation

The Japanese noun '米軍 (べいぐん)' refers specifically to the United States military. The term is a combination of '米 (べい)', which is short for 'アメリカ (America)', and '軍 (ぐん)', meaning 'military' or 'armed forces'. This word is commonly used in news, political discussions, or historical contexts to refer to the US military presence or actions. For example: The US military has a base in Japan「米軍は日本に基地を持っている」(べいぐんはにほんにきちをもっている). The US military conducted joint exercises「米軍は合同演習を行った」(べいぐんはごうどうえんしゅうをおこなった). Note that '米軍' is a formal term and is not typically used in casual conversation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4727

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 米軍

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

米

Meaning

Rice

kanji

軍

Meaning

Army

Words Related to 米軍 Through the Kanji 米

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 米 as well.

word

米

Meaning

Rice

word

米国

Meaning

USA

word

欧米

Meaning

West

word

日米

Meaning

Japan United States

Words Related to 米軍 Through the Kanji 軍

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 軍 as well.

word

軍

Meaning

Army

word

軍事

Meaning

Military

word

将軍

Meaning

Shogun

word

海軍

Meaning

Navy

word

陸軍

Meaning

Army

word

軍隊

Meaning

Army

word

軍人

Meaning

Soldier

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'Beigun' means 'United states military' .

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