JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 軍: "army, force, troops"
The kanji 軍 means "army, force, troops, war, battle". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read グン in on'yomi and いくさ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
グン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いくさ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | army, force, troops, war, battle |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 189 of 2,501 |
Common words with 軍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 軍army; armed forces; troops · military authorities
- 軍隊armed forces; military; troops
- 将軍general · shogun
- 軍人serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces
- 軍勢military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
- 軍団army corps; corps
- 援軍reinforcement
- 軍事military affairs
- 軍服military uniform
- 進軍march; advance
- 大軍large army
- 海軍navy; naval force
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