(ぐん)

ぐん
noun / suffix
army, military, troops
1. army, military forces, troops
Armed forces of a nation.
(ぐん)撤退(てったい)した。
The army retreated.
(ぐん)(はい)る。
To join the military.
(ぐん)(うご)きを監視(かんし)していたが、深夜(しんや)(てき)(ぐん)突然(とつぜん)()めてきた。
We were monitoring the military's movements, but the enemy forces suddenly attacked in the middle of the night.
2. (suffix) army, forces
Used as a suffix to indicate military forces.
日本(にほん)(ぐん)
Japanese military.
(てき)(ぐん)()(はら)った。
They drove off the enemy forces.
(りく)(ぐん)(かい)(ぐん)
The army and navy.
(ぐん)(うご)きを監視(かんし)していたが、深夜(しんや)(てき)(ぐん)突然(とつぜん)()めてきた。
We were monitoring the military's movements, but the enemy forces suddenly attacked in the middle of the night.

(ぐん) refers to military forces.

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • (ぐん)(たい) (army, troops)
  • (ぐん)(じん) (military personnel)
  • (ぐん)() (military affairs)
  • (ぐん)() (armaments)

TYPES OF FORCES:

  • (りく)(ぐん) (army)
  • (かい)(ぐん) (navy)
  • (くう)(ぐん) (air force)

AS SUFFIX:

  • 日本(にほん)(ぐん) (Japanese military)
  • (べい)(ぐん) (US military)
  • (てき)(ぐん) (enemy forces)
  • 味方(みかた)(ぐん) (allied forces)

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