軍 拡(ぐんかく)

ぐんかく

noun

military expansion; arms buildup

1. military expansion; arms buildup; military buildup

The expansion or strengthening of a country's military forces, including increases in personnel, weapons, and defense spending. An abbreviation of 軍備拡張.

軍拡(ぐんかく)競争(きょうそう)が激(はげ)しくなっている。

The arms race is intensifying.

周辺国(しゅうへんこく)の軍拡(ぐんかく)に懸念(けねん)を示(しめ)した。

They expressed concern about the military buildup of neighboring countries.

軍拡(ぐんかく)か軍縮(ぐんしゅく)かで国内(こくない)の意見(いけん)が分(わ)かれている。

Domestic opinion is divided over whether to expand or reduce the military.

An abbreviation of 軍備(ぐんび)拡張(かくちょう) (military expansion). Frequently used in news and political discourse about defense policy and international security.

Common collocations

軍拡(ぐんかく)競争(きょうそう): arms race
軍拡(ぐんかく)路線(ろせん): expansionist military policy
軍拡(ぐんかく)予算(よさん): military expansion budget

Similar words

軍縮(ぐんしゅく): disarmament, military reduction — the opposite; abbreviation of 軍備(ぐんび)縮小(しゅくしょう)
軍備(ぐんび): armament, military preparedness — the broader concept of military equipment and readiness
再軍備(さいぐんび): rearmament — rebuilding military forces after disarmament

Related Words

Antonym: 軍縮(ぐんしゅく) (disarmament, military reduction)

Compare: 軍備(ぐんび) (armament, military preparedness)

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