Japanese symbol for “reservist”
在郷軍人
ざいごうぐんじん
Romaji: zaigougunjin
reservist
In Japanese, reservist is 在郷軍人, read ざいごうぐんじん (zaigougunjin).
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Meanings
- n reservist
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reservist”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予備兵 | よびへい yobihei | reservist |
| 補充兵 | ほじゅうへい hojuuhei | reservist; recruit |
| 郷軍 | ごうぐん gougun | veteran; reservist; ex-soldier |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 在日 | ざいにち zainichi | resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy) |
| 不在 | ふざい fuzai | absence |
| 潜在 | せんざい senzai | potentiality; dormancy; latency |
| 故郷 | ふるさと furusato | hometown; birthplace; native place |
| 郷土 | きょうど kyoudo | native place; birth-place; one's old home |
| 軍事 | ぐんじ gunji | military affairs |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
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