軍(ぐん)

ぐん
noun / suffix
army, military, troops
See also: 郡(ぐん) (county; district)
1. army, military forces, troops
Armed forces of a nation.
軍(ぐん)が撤退(てったい)した。
The army retreated.
軍(ぐん)に入(はい)る。
To join the military.
軍(ぐん)の動(うご)きを監視(かんし)していたが、深夜(しんや)に敵(てき)軍(ぐん)が突然(とつぜん)攻(せ)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)軍(ぐん)
Japanese military.
敵(てき)軍(ぐん)を追(お)い払(はら)った。
They drove off the enemy forces.
陸(りく)軍(ぐん)と海(かい)軍(ぐん)
The army and navy.
軍(ぐん)の動(うご)きを監視(かんし)していたが、深夜(しんや)に敵(てき)軍(ぐん)が突然(とつぜん)攻(せ)めてきた。
We were monitoring the military's movements, but the enemy forces suddenly attacked in the middle of the night.

軍(ぐん) refers to military forces.

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 軍(ぐん)隊(たい) (army, troops)
  • 軍(ぐん)人(じん) (military personnel)
  • 軍(ぐん)事(じ) (military affairs)
  • 軍(ぐん)備(び) (armaments)

TYPES OF FORCES:

  • 陸(りく)軍(ぐん) (army)
  • 海(かい)軍(ぐん) (navy)
  • 空(くう)軍(ぐん) (air force)

AS SUFFIX:

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

Related Words

Related: 軍隊(ぐんたい) (troops)
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Added 2026.1.11 16:04 · Revised 2026.4.7 18:34
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