WORD DETAIL
海軍
かいぐん
Examples
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
海軍is a noun readかいぐん, meaning the navy, the military organization responsible for operations and vessels at sea. - Basic usage:
海軍の航路links a route to the navy, while海軍の通信士としてstates a person's role.歴史資料には当時の海軍の航路が記されている。says that historical materials record the navy's routes at the time;物語の主人公は海軍の通信士として船に乗る。describes a protagonist serving aboard a ship as a navy radio operator.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
海軍の航路のlinks the route information to the navy of that period.
通信士としてとしてidentifies radio operator as the role aboard the ship.
海軍and軍隊海軍is the sea-service branch, while軍隊broadly refers to military forces.

