Japanese word

軍団

Pronunciation

Romajigundan

Meaning

  • nounarmy corps

Example

歴史の本で軍団について学びました。reki shi no hon de gun dan ni tsu i te mana bi ma shi ta

I learned about the army corps in a history book.

Illustration for 軍団 (army corps)

More examples

古代ローマでは、複数の軍団が国境を守っていました。ko dai rō ma de wa fuku sū no gun dan ga kok kyō o mamo tte i ma shi ta

In ancient Rome, several army corps guarded the borders.

Core concept

Describes a large, organized body of soldiers treated as one military unit rather than as individual troops.

Common phrases

  • 軍団を率いるgun dan o hiki i ru

    lead an army corps

  • 軍団を編成するgun dan o hen sei su ru

    organize an army corps

  • 軍団に所属するgun dan ni sho zoku su ru

    belong to an army corps

Similar words

軍隊guntai: The organized military force belonging to a nation.
部隊butai: An organized military unit assigned to a task or area.
軍gun: The military forces of a country, especially its ground forces.

Definition in Japanese

多数の兵士から成る、軍隊の大規模な編成単位。ta sū no hei shi ka ra na ru gun tai no dai ki bo na hen sei tan i

Word origin

Combines 軍 (gun, "military") and 団 (dan, "group") to form 軍団 (gundan), meaning a military group.

Usage tips

  • In English, army corps uses corps in the sense of a large military formation, while corps is pronounced like "core."

Other meanings

  • legionnoun

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