軍人(ぐんじん)

ぐんじん
noun
military personnel, soldier
1. military personnel, soldier
A member of the military or armed forces.
軍人(ぐんじん)として働(はたら)く。
To work as a soldier.
父(ちち)は元(もと)軍人(ぐんじん)です。
My father is a former military member.
軍人(ぐんじん)になる。
To become a soldier.

軍人(ぐんじん) combines 軍(ぐん) (military) + 人(じん) (person).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 軍人(ぐんじん)になる (become a soldier)
  • 元(もと)軍人(ぐんじん) (former military personnel)
  • 職業(しょくぎょう)軍人(ぐんじん) (career soldier)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 自衛官(じえいかん): Self-Defense Force member (modern Japan)
  • 兵士(へいし): soldier, enlisted personnel
  • 将校(しょうこう): military officer

Note: In modern Japan, 自衛官(じえいかん) is used for SDF members. 軍人(ぐんじん) may refer to soldiers of other countries or historical contexts.

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.2.27 19:33
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