Keyword
army
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig323
Readings
ぐん
(99%)
Composed of
roof without a chimney
vehicle
Mnemonic

Pictograph of a vehicle with an extra armored roof, just like the ones they have in the army.

Used in kanji (11 in total)
carry
shine
to wield (physically)
gushing
Used in vocabulary (480 in total)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
armed forces; military; troops
general; shogun
Examples (93 in total)
Our army attacked the kingdom.
The general commanded that the city be attacked.
The defeated army retreated from the country.