Word Meaning 自衛隊

じえいたい jieitai

自衛隊 is read as じえいたい (jieitai) and means Japan Self-Defense Forces.

Meaning

English

  1. Japan Self-Defense Forces
  2. JSDF
  3. self-defence force
  4. self-defense force

Reading

Kana

じえいたい

Romaji

jieitai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 1547 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自衛消防隊

じえいしょうぼうたい

self-defence fire brigade

自衛艦隊

じえいかんたい

Self-Defense Fleet

自衛隊員

じえいたいいん

member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces

自衛隊法

じえいたいほう

Self-Defense Forces Act

自衛隊派遣

じえいたいはけん

Self-Defense Force mission

陸上自衛隊

りくじょうじえいたい

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

海上自衛隊

かいじょうじえいたい

Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)

航空自衛隊

こうくうじえいたい

Japan Air Self-Defense Force

日本陸上自衛隊

にほんりくじょうじえいたい

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

日本航空自衛隊

にほんこうくうじえいたい

Japan Air Self-Defense Force

日本海上自衛隊

にほんかいじょうじえいたい

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

海上自衛隊警務隊

かいじょうじえいたいけいむたい

military police brigade (navy)

Example Sentences

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The Self Defense Forces were sent to Iraq.

The government asked the SDF for a disaster relief deployment to Okinawa.

Boeing developed a flying boat for the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

In the past accidents have occurred where shells fell outside of the firing range area used for exercises by the JGSDF.