Japanese symbol for “munitions”
軍需
ぐんじゅ
Romaji: gunju
munitions; military stores
In Japanese, munitions is 軍需, read ぐんじゅ (gunju).
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Meanings
- n munitions; military stores
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “munitions”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軍需品 | ぐんじゅひん gunjuhin | munitions; military stores; war supplies |
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 |
| 需要 | じゅよう juyou | demand; need |
| 必需 | ひつじゅ hitsuju | necessary |
See also: Chinese symbol for “munitions”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.