Japanese symbol for “rotc”

予備役将校訓練課程

よびえきしょうこうくんれんかてい

Romaji: yobiekishoukoukunrenkatei

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (US); ROTC

In Japanese, rotc is 予備役将校訓練課程, read よびえきしょうこうくんれんかてい (yobiekishoukoukunrenkatei).

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Meanings

n Reserve Officers' Training Corps (US); ROTC

Kanji and stroke order

予

beforehand, previous, myself

on: ヨ、シャ
kun: あらかじ.め

4 strokes · JLPT 2

備

equip, provision, preparation

on: ビ
kun: そな.える、そな.わる、つぶさ.に

12 strokes · JLPT 2

役

duty, war, campaign

on: ヤク、エキ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

将

leader, commander, general

on: ショウ、ソウ
kun: まさ.に、はた、まさ、ひきい.る

10 strokes · JLPT 2

校

exam, school, printing

on: コウ、キョウ

10 strokes · JLPT 4

訓

instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation

on: クン、キン
kun: おし.える、よ.む、くん.ずる

10 strokes · JLPT 2

練

practice, gloss, train

on: レン
kun: ね.る、ね.り

14 strokes · JLPT 2

課

chapter, lesson, section

on: カ

15 strokes · JLPT 2

程

extent, degree, law

on: テイ
kun: ほど、-ほど

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
予定	よてい yotei	plans; arrangement; schedule
予想	よそう yosou	expectation; anticipation; prediction
予約	よやく yoyaku	reservation; appointment; booking
予算	よさん yosan	estimate (of costs); budget
予選	よせん yosen	preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
予備	よび yobi	reserve; spare
準備	じゅんび junbi	preparation; arrangements; getting ready
整備	せいび seibi	maintenance; servicing
役割	やくわり yakuwari	part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role
将来	しょうらい shourai	future; (future) prospects
学校	がっこう gakkou	school
訓練	くんれん kunren	training; drill; practice
練習	れんしゅう renshuu	practice; training; drill
課題	かだい kadai	subject; theme; issue
程度	ていど teido	degree; amount; grade

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.