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Keyword
army
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig323
Readings
ぐん
(99%)
Composed of
冖
roof without a chimney
車
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)
運
carry
輝
shine
揮
to wield (physically)
渾
gushing
7 more...
Used in vocabulary (480 in total)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
armed forces; military; troops
general; shogun
477 more...
Examples (93 in total)
Our army attacked the kingdom.
The general commanded that the city be attacked.
The defeated army retreated from the country.
There is a military base near here.
"Your army is impotent against mine!!" he laughed.
He is commander of our troops.
I often say a great doctor kills more people than a great general.
The army had plenty of weapons.
Germany then had a powerful army.
He's in military service.
Japan's army was very powerful.
I want to join the army.
I had been in the army for a month when the war ended.
The army slowly advanced across the river.
The army advanced up the hill.
The troops advanced twenty miles.
Our army took the kingdom by surprise.
The general shook hands with us.
My father was in the navy.
I went into the navy.
Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.
The army quelled the rebellion.
Do you know the name of the most successful military man from this area?
The great statesman and general is still living.
He was a great general and statesman.
The armed forces succeeded in occupying the entire territory.
The army took over the government.
The town was defended by a large army.
The army besieged the castle for many days.
The war ended in victory for the Allied Powers.
He entered the army.
He is an army officer.
He was in the army for thirty years.
I went into the army.
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.
Enemy troops surrounded the city.
We marched under a hail of bullets.
They intended to increase the military budget.
The army has advanced to the river.
It was a big black American warship.
These houses were burnt down to the ground by the enemy.
Troops were swiftly called in to put down the riot.
The troops easily put down the rebellion.
The army had to retreat.
The general said to the brave man, "You deserve a medal."
The armed forces occupied the entire territory.
The new president wants to build up the army.
The army was involved in a number of brilliant actions during the battle.
At the age of 18, Tom volunteered to join the army.
Tom isn't a soldier.
Military discipline is literally rigid.
The troops marched past.
The authorities sent in troops to quell the riot.
The commanding officer led his army into enemy territory.
Napoleon marched his armies into Russia.
Napoleon's army now advanced and a great battle begins.
The army advanced on the enemy.
People who were in the army don't laugh at the circus.
The President says we must beef up our military forces.
I went into the air force.
The general commanded him to report to headquarters.
Tom was drafted into the army.
Napoleon's army has advanced to Moscow.
Mary enlisted in the army when she was eighteen.
Many citizens enlisted in the army.
Our army staged a night raid against the enemy.
He was drafted into the army.
The troops landed in Greece.
During the war, he served in the army.
We want you to take command of this unified force.
He retired from the army 20 years ago.
The rebels have captured the broadcasting station.
Tom is prediabetic.
Macbeth raised an army to attack his enemy.
The Air Force has the control of the airspace.
The city dedicated a monument in honor of the general.
We hope to come to an accord with them about arms reduction.
Disarmament is sure to make for peace.
The Soviet troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan.
When he was in the military, he conformed to the strict army rules.
The site is used for military purposes.
Military training is training given to soldiers.
He was a general in the Second World War.
The parade was led by an army band.
American forces announced the completion of their mission in Iraq.
Peace-keeping troops moved in to restore calm after the battle.
He holds the rank of colonel.
Myanmar is ruled by a military dictatorship.
The troops soon put down the rebellion.
Napoleon's army lost the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
The French were defeated at Waterloo.
He received an honorable discharge from the army.
The time has come for mankind to put an end to the madness and immorality of the arms race.