Japanese symbol for “disarmament”
軍縮
ぐんしゅく
Romaji: gunshuku
reduction of armaments; disarmament
In Japanese, disarmament is 軍縮, read ぐんしゅく (gunshuku).
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Meanings
- n reduction of armaments; disarmament
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disarmament”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 武装解除 | ぶそうかいじょ busoukaijo | disarmament |
| 軍備縮小 | ぐんびしゅくしょう gunbishukushou | reduction of armaments; disarmament |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軍事 | ぐんじ gunji | military affairs |
| 将軍 | しょうぐん shougun | general |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい guntai | armed forces; military; troops |
| 海軍 | かいぐん kaigun | navy; naval force |
| 軍人 | ぐんじん gunjin | serviceman; servicewoman; soldier |
| 陸軍 | りくぐん rikugun | army |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく tanshuku | shortening; contraction; reduction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “disarmament”.
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