軍人(ぐんじん)

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.