軍
軍 — Army
army, force, troops, war, battle
On’yomiグン (gun)
Kun’yomiいくさ (ikusa)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 軍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軍事 | ぐんじ gunji | military affairs |
| 軍 | ぐん gun | army; armed forces; troops |
| 海軍 | かいぐん kaigun | navy; naval force |
| 軍縮 | ぐんしゅく gunshuku | reduction of armaments; disarmament |
| 空軍 | くうぐん kuugun | air force |
| 軍人 | ぐんじん gunjin | serviceman; servicewoman; soldier |
Study notes
軍 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #189 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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