挺 — kanji meaning “bravely volunteer”
挺
bravely volunteer, counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws
- Meanings
- bravely volunteer, counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws
- On'yomi
- チョウ (chou)、テイ (tei)
- Kun'yomi
- ぬ.く
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2189 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- tǐng — Chinese character page
Words with 挺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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.) |
| 挺身隊 | ていしんたい teishintai | military unit composed of personnel who have volunteered for dangerous assignments; volunteer corps |
| 挺進 | ていしん teishin | going ahead of the others; advancing ahead of the main force |
| 空挺隊 | くうていたい kuuteitai | airborne troops; paratroops |
| 空挺隊員 | くうていたいいん kuuteitaiin | paratroopers |
| 空挺部隊 | くうていぶたい kuuteibutai | airborne troops; paratroops |
| 挺する | ていする teisuru | to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely) |
| 挺す | ていす teisu | to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely) |
| 空挺作戦 | くうていさくせん kuuteisakusen | airborne operation |
| 挺進隊 | ていしんたい teishintai | advance unit sent ahead of the main force on a special mission |
| 空挺師団 | くうていしだん kuuteishidan | airborne division |
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