自衛隊

See also: 自卫队

Chinese

		to defend oneself; to use self-defense	squadron; team; group
trad. (自衛隊/自衞隊)		自衛/自衞	隊
simp. (自卫队)		自卫	队

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìwèiduì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ wai⁶ deoi^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chū-ōe-tūi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìwèiduì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhwèiduèi
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-wei⁴-tui⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-wèi-dwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhweyduey
    • Palladius: цзывэйдуй (czyvɛjduj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 自慰隊 / 自慰队 自衛隊 / 自卫队

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ wai⁶ deoi^6-2
    • Yale: jih waih déui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ wai⁶ doey^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ wei⁶ dêu^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² wɐi̯²² tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-ōe-tūi
    • Tâi-lô: tsū-uē-tuī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuxoexdui
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ tui²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹⁻²² tui⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ tui²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ tui³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ tui³³/

Noun

自衛隊

1. self-defence forces

Proper noun

自衛隊

1. the Japan Self-Defense Forces

See also

• 自慰隊／自慰队 (Zìwèiduì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	衛	隊
じ Grade: 2	えい Grade: 5	たい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
自衞隊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

By surface analysis, 自衛(じえい) (jiei) + 隊(たい) (-tai).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じえーたい [jìéétáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑie̞ːta̠i]

Noun

自(じ)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (jieitai) 

1. the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) (consisting of the air, the marine, and the ground forces)

References

• Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
自	衛	隊

Proper noun

自衛隊 • (jawidae) (hangeul 자위대)

1. hanja form^? of 자위대