Chinese

Noun

自衛隊

1. self-defence forces

Proper noun

自衛隊

1. Japan's Self-Defense Forces

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) じえいたい [jìéétáí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑie̞ːta̠i]

Noun

自衛隊 ‎(hiragana じえいたい, romaji jieitai)

1. the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) (consists of the Air, the Marine, and the Ground Self-Defense)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3