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軍人

Soldier


Meaning

Soldier, Military Personnel

Word Type

noun

Explanation

An army person is someone in the army. What are those people called? They're soldiers.


Reading

ぐんじん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 軍人出身

    former soldier

    軍人さん

    soldier

    軍人上がり

    former soldier

  • 軍人が来る

    the soldier comes

    軍人がする

    the soldier does

    軍人がいる

    there is a soldier

  • エリート軍人

    elite soldier

    海軍軍人

    naval soldier

    女性軍人

    female soldier

  • 軍人の名前

    name of the soldier

    軍人の一人

    one of the soldiers

    軍人の家族

    soldier's family

Context Sentences

うちの父は元軍人です。

My father is a former soldier.

見て、あそこに軍人さんがたくさんいる。どうしたんだろう?

Look, there are a lot of servicemen over there. I wonder what's going on?

その戦争では、50万人以上の軍人が命を落としました。

In that war, over 500,000 servicemen lost their lives.


Kanji Composition