米 軍(べいぐん)

べいぐん

noun

U.S. military; U.S. forces

military politics

1. U.S. military; U.S. forces

The armed forces of the United States. 米(べい) here is short for 米国(べいこく), America.

米軍(べいぐん)の基地(きち)がある。

There is a U.S. military base.

沖縄(おきなわ)には米軍(べいぐん)基地(きち)が多(おお)い。

There are many U.S. bases in Okinawa.

日米(にちべい)安全保障(あんぜんほしょう)条約(じょうやく)に基(もと)づいて、日本(にほん)には米軍(べいぐん)が駐留(ちゅうりゅう)している。

Under the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty, U.S. forces are stationed in Japan.

Common in news about politics, defense, and Okinawa.

Common collocations

米軍(べいぐん)基地(きち): U.S. military base
在日(ざいにち)米軍(べいぐん): U.S. Forces Japan
米軍(べいぐん)機(き): U.S. military aircraft

Cultural note

Okinawa holds about 70 percent of the land used exclusively by U.S. forces in Japan, and the bases are a long-running political issue there. A U.S. soldier is 米兵(べいへい).

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