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

• 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:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-ōe-tūi
    • Tâi-lô: tsū-uē-tuī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuxoexdui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ tui²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹⁻²² tui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ tui²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ tui³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ tui³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 自衛隊

1. self-defence forces

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 自衛隊

1. Japan's Self-Defense Forces

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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)

Noun

自(じ)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (jieitai) 

1. the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) (consists of the Air, the Marine, and the Ground Self-Defense)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.