Japanese symbol for “paratroopers”
空挺隊員
くうていたいいん
Romaji: kuuteitaiin
paratroopers
In Japanese, paratroopers is 空挺隊員, read くうていたいいん (kuuteitaiin).
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Meanings
- n paratroopers
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空気 | くうき kuuki | air; atmosphere |
| 空港 | くうこう kuukou | airport |
| 空間 | くうかん kuukan | space; room; airspace |
| 航空 | こうくう koukuu | aviation; flying |
| 航空機 | こうくうき koukuuki | aircraft |
| 空中 | くうちゅう kuuchuu | (in) the air; midair; sky |
| 挺身 | ていしん teishin | offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward |
| 空挺 | くうてい kuutei | airborne (troops, operation, etc.) |
| 自衛隊 | じえいたい jieitai | Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF |
| 全員 | ぜんいん zen'in | all members; all hands; everyone |
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.