隊
隊 — Regiment
regiment, party, company, squad
On’yomiタイ (tai)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 隊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自衛隊 | じえいたい jieitai | Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force |
| 部隊 | ぶたい butai | force; unit; corps |
| 隊員 | たいいん taiin | troops; group members; team members |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい guntai | armed forces; military; troops |
| 艦隊 | かんたい kantai | (naval) fleet; armada |
| 隊長 | たいちょう taichou | commanding officer |
Study notes
隊 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #605 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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