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| chichû haretsu | 地中破裂 | subterranean explosion |
| chiheisen | 地平線 | horizon, skyline |
| chiho | 地歩 | footing, lodgement |
| chihô kanchô | 地方官庁 | local government |
| chiho wo shimuru | 地歩ヲ占ムル | to gain ground |
| chiho wo ushinau | 地歩ヲ失フ | to lose ground |
| chii | 地位 | military position |
| chijô kansoku | 地上観測 | ground observation |
| chijô mokuhyô | 地上目標 | ground objective
ground target |
| chikanryoku | 遅緩力 | retarding forces? |
| chiku | 地区 | area, district |
| chikujôbu | 築城部 | fortification section |
| chokusetsu shôjungeki | 直接照準撃 | direct fire (Note: See also "kansetsu shôjungeki") |
| chôsengun | 朝鮮軍 | Korean Forces (Note: Refers to the sector of the Imperial Japanese Army stationed on the Korean peninsula during Japan's occupation of Korea (1915-1945). )
Korean Army (Note: Refers to the sector of the Imperial Japanese Army stationed on the Korean peninsula during Japan's occupation of Korea (1915-1945). ) |
| chôshû | 徴集 | conscription |
| chôshûhei | 徴集兵 | conscript |
| chûi | 中尉 | lieutenant (army)
sub-lieutenant (navy)
flying officer (air) |
| chûjô | 中将 | lieutenant general (army)
vice admiral (navy)
air marshal (air) |
| chûsa | 中佐 | lieutenant colonel (army)
commander (navy)
wing commander (air) |
| chûtai | 中隊 | company |
| daihon'ei | 大本営 | Imperial General Headquarters |
| daikôkei | 大口径 | large calibre (weapon) |
| daitai | 大隊 | battalion |
| dan | 団 | corps |
| danyaku | 弾薬 | ammunition |
| dasai | 駄載 | loading (of horses or stock) |
| denshin | 電信 | telegraph (Note: This term can also be a verb, as in "denshin suru;" to send a telegraph. The written copy of a telegraph is called a "denshin tsuzuri") |
| denshin rentai | 電信連隊 | telegraph regiment |
| dôin | 動員 | mobilisation (Note: See also "kôgyô dôin") |
| dokuritsu | 独立 | independent |
| dokuritsu jidôsha chûtai | 独立自動車中隊 | independent motor car company |
| dokuritsu jidôsha daitai | 独立自動車大隊 | independent motor car battalion |
| dokuritsu jûhôhei daitai | 独立重砲兵大隊 | independent heavy artillery battalion |
| dokuritsu kôhei rentai | 独立工兵連隊 | independent engineer regiment |
| dokuritsu konsei rentai | 独立混成連隊 | independent mixed regiment |
| dokuritsu konsei ryodan | 独立混成旅団 | independent mixed brigade |
| dokuritsu kyûhô daitai | 独立臼砲連隊 | independent mortar battalion |
| dokuritsu musen shôtai | 独立無線小隊 | independent wireless platoon |
| dokuritsu sanpôhei | 独立山砲兵 | independent mountain artillery |
| dokuritsu yasen shôkû chûtai | 独立野戦照空中隊 | independent field anti-aircraft searchlight company |
| dokuritsu yasen shôkû daitai | 独立野戦照空大隊 | independent field anti-aircraft searchlight battalion |
| dokuritsu yûsen chûtai | 独立有線中隊 | independent cable company |
| dôrotai | 道路隊 | road construction unit |
| eibei kichiku | 英米鬼畜 | British and American devils (propaganda) (Note: During the war, this term was popularised in the Japanese media, and became the standard way of referring to the enemy. A more neutral term which was also used is "Eibeihei") |
| eibeihei | 英米兵 | British and American soldiers (Note: See also "Eibei kichiku") |
| eihei | 衛兵 | guard |
| eiju | 衛戍 | garrison |
| eijuchi | 衛戍地 | garrison post |
| eisei gyômubu | 衛生業務部 | medical service corps |
| eisei zairyô | 衛生材料 | medical supplies |
| eiseibu | 衛生部 | medical service corps |
| eiseitai | 衛生隊 | health and medical unit |
| eisha | 衛舎 | guard house (Note: place where the guard stays during its tour) |
| eisô | 営倉 | guard house |
| eiyô | 栄養 | nutrition (Note: This term often appears on hospital records and medical case histories) |
| ekibyô | 疫病 | infectious disease |
| empei | 援兵 | troop reinforcements |
| empeibu | 掩蔽部 | dugout, shelter |
| empôjo | 掩砲所 | gun shelter |
| engeki | 掩撃 | sudden attack |
| engo butai | 援護部隊 | covering force |
| enseigun | 遠征軍 | expeditionary force |
| ensen hôhei | 遠戦砲兵 | counter-battery artillery |
| enshô | 炎症 | inflammation (Note: medical term) |
| enshû | 演習 | exercises, manoeuvres |
| enshû shôsha | 演習廠舎 | training camp |
| fuantei | 不安定 | instability (Note: For example, an unstable political or military situation) |
| fubatsu | 不伐 | impregnable |
| fuen | 赴援 | relief, aid |
| fugô | 符号 | code signal |
| fuhyô | 浮標 | buoy |
| fuji chakuriku | 不時着陸 | emergency landing |
| fûkei | 風景 | landscape |
| fûki | 風紀 | discipline, morals |
| fûki eihei | 風紀衛兵 | barrack guard, quarter guard |
| fukkan | 副官 | adjutant |
| fukken | 復権 | rehabilitation |
| fuku-shikikan | 副指揮官 | second in command |
| fukubôgyô | 副防御 | auxiliary defence |
| fukueki | 服役 | conscription service (Note: That is, service performed under conscription. This term can also mean penal servitude)
military service (Note: That is, service performed under conscription. This term can also mean penal servitude) |
| fukueki manki | 服役満期 | expiration of term of service |
| fukueki meibo | 服役名簿 | roster list, duty list |
| fukuhei | 伏兵 | ambush, ambuscade (Note: For example: "fukuhei wo haichi suru;" to lay an ambush, "fukuhei ni ochiru;" to fall into an ambush) |
| fukuin | 復員 | demobilisation |
| fukujû | 服従 | obedience |
| fukumu | 服務 | military service
military duties |
| fukumu kisoku | 服務規則 | standing orders
service regulations |
| fukumu kisoku | 服務規則 | service regulations
standing orders |
| fukuro | 袋 | bag |
| fukusho | 副署 | countersignature |
| fukushô | 複哨 | double sentry |
| fukushû | 復讐 | retaliation, revenge |
| fukusô kensa | 服装検査 | dress inspection |
| fukusô teate | 服装手当 | clothing allowance |
| fumeiyo | 不名誉 | dishonour, disgrace |
| fumikiri | 踏切 | level crossing (railway line) |
| funazumi | 船積 | shipping, shipment (Note: For example, as in "Funazumi suru;" to ship goods or equipment) |
| funsen | 紛戦 | dogfight |
| funtô | 奮闘 | hard fighting, desperate battle |
| furi naru jôkyô | 不利ナル状況 | unfavourable situation |
| furyo | 俘虜 | captive, prisoner of war (Note: See also "horyo") |
| furyo jôhôkyoku | 俘虜情報局 | Prisoner of War Information Bureau (Note: See "Rikugun Gunmukyoku." A full explanation of the role of the POW Information Bureau can be found in UTSUMI Aiko's essay, "The Japanese Army and its prisoners" on this website) |
| furyo kanribu | 俘虜管理部 | Prisoner of War Management Office (Note: See "Rikugun Gunmukyoku." An explanation of the role of the POW Management Office can be found in UTSUMI Aiko's essay, "The Japanese Army and its prisoners" on this website. ) |
| furyo no jihen | 不慮ノ事変 | emergency situation |
| fûsa | 封鎖 | blockade |
| fuseikihei | 不正規兵 | irregular troops |
| fuseikisen | 不正規戦 | guerrilla warfare (Note: The term "gerira-sen" would be more commonly used today) |
| fusetsu suirai | 敷設水雷 | submarine mine, anchored mine |
| fusetsukan | 敷設艦 | minelayer |
| fushimban | 不寝番 | night watch (inside) |
| fushô | 負傷 | wounded (Note: For example, as in "Fushô suru:" to be wounded; to sustain injury. Also, "fushô seshimeru;" to inflict an injury; to wound somebody) |
| fusoku | 不足 | shortage |
| futan | 負担 | burden, load (Note: Can also be a verb, as in "futan suru;" to shoulder a load) |
| futatsu | 布達 | notification, proclamation |
| futekinin | 不適任 | unfit, incompetent |
| futô | 埠頭 | wharf, quay |
| futsû bunkan | 普通文官 | civilian employee |
| futsû no | 不通ノ | impassable (road) |
| fuyû hôdai | 浮遊砲台 | floating battery |
| fuyû suirai | 浮遊水雷 | floating mine |
| fuzaisha | 不在者 | absentee |
| fuzoku suru | 附属 | belonging to, attached to (Note: E.g: "Attached to the 238th Regiment" ) |
| gaibu bôbi | 外部防備 | exterior defences |
| gaihaku | 外泊 | overnight leave |
| gaikô | 外交 | diplomacy (Note: For example, "gaikô kankei;" diplomatic relations) |
| gaikô kankei | 外交関係 | diplomatic relations |
| gaisei | 外征 | foreign campaign
overseas expedition |
| gaisen | 凱旋 | triumphal return (Note: For example, as in "gaisengun;" returning victorious army) |
| gaishutsushô | 外出証 | one-day pass |
| gakka | 学科 | theoretical instruction (Note: Often appears on service records and progress reports ) |
| gakuto shutsujin | 学徒出陣 | student conscription (Note: Japanese university students were initially exempt from national conscription. Japan's increasingly desperate position in WWII however, resulted in this rule being reversed in October 1943 by Imperial Edict.) |
| gasu | ガス | gas |
| geka | 外科 | surgery |
| gekichin | 撃沈 | to attack and sink (an enemy vessel) |
| gekimetsu | 撃滅 | annihilation, extermination |
| gekisen | 激戦 | pitched battle (Note: For example, "gekisen wo majieru;" to fight fiercely, to engage desperately) |
| gekitsui suru | 撃墜スル | to shoot down (an enemy plane) |
| gen'eki | 現役 | active service |
| gen'in | 現員 | troops present |
| genkyû | 減給 | stoppage of pay |
| genshoku | 減食 | reduced rations |
| gensui | 元帥 | field marshal (army)
admiral of the fleet (navy) |
| gibakudan | 擬爆弾 | dummy bomb |
| gijutsu | 技術 | technique (in training and exercises) |
| gijutsu honbu | 技術本部 | Army Technical Headquarters |
| gijutsuhei | 技術兵 | technical troops, specialist |
| gikei | 偽計 | false manoeuvre, feint |
| ginô | 技能 | ability, talent (Note: This term appears regularly on service records and progress reports) |
| girei | 儀礼 | etiquette, ceremony |
| giryô | 伎倆 | skill, qualification |
| giryô shômeisho | 伎倆証明書 | certificate of proficiency |
| gishi | 技師 | civilian engineer |
| gisô | 偽装 | camouflage |
| giwadan jiken | 義和団事件 | Boxer Rebellion |
| giyûhei | 義勇兵 | volunteer soldier |
| gochô | 伍長 | corporal (army)
leading seaman (navy)
corporal (air) |
| goei | 護衛 | guard, escort |
| goei hohei | 護衛歩兵 | infantry escort |
| goei kantai | 護衛艦隊 | escort fleet |
| gôhei | 豪兵 | Australian soldier |
| gokokugun | 護国軍 | The National Guard (U.S.) |
| gokyôhei | 護境兵 | frontier guard |
| goshô | 護照 | safe conduct |
| gosô | 護送 | escort (Note: As in "Gosô suru;" to escort (prisoners, convoys, etc.)) |
| goyô shônin | 御用商人 | army contractor |
| goyôsen | 御用船 | transport ship
troop ship |
| goyû | 剛勇 | valour, bravery |
| gukyôjû | 具鏡銃 | telescopic rifle |
| gumbi | 軍備 | armament
military preparation |
| gumpô | 軍法 | military law |
| gumpô kaigi | 軍法会議 | court martial |
| gumpuku | 軍服 | military uniform |
| gun | 軍 | army |
| gun'i | 軍医 | medical officer |
| gun sagyô honbu | 軍作業本部 | working group Hheadquarters |
| gun shireibu | 軍司令部 | army headquarters |
| gundan | 軍団 | army corps |
| gundan shireibu | 軍団司令部 | corps headquarters |
| gunji | 軍事 | military affairs (Note: usually an adjective or suffix; for example, as in "gunji kunren" )
military (Note: usually an adjective or suffix; for example, as in "gunji kunren" ) |
| gunji jôhô | 軍事情報 | military intelligence |
| gunji kimitsu (gunki) | 軍事機密(軍機) | military secret (Note: See also "gokuhi") |
| gunji kunren | 軍事訓練 | military training |
| gunjihiyô | 軍事費用 | military expenditure (Note: Usually written just as "gunjihi" ) |
| gunjin | 軍人 | soldier, military man |
| gunjin | 軍陣 | field service |
| gunjin chokuyu | 軍人勅諭 | Imperial Instructions to the Military (Note: Official text containing the emperor's directives to soldiers) |
| gunka | 軍歌 | war song |
| gunkan | 軍艦 | warship |
| gunki | 軍旗 | military flag (Note: See also "hakki" and "hata") |
| gunki | 軍紀 | military discipline (Note: For example, "gunki wo iji suru;" to maintain discipline) |
| gunkô | 軍港 | military port
military harbour |
| gunritsu | 軍律 | military regulations |
| gunsô | 軍曹 | sergeant (army)
petty officer (navy)
sergeant (air) |
| guntai | 軍隊 | troops, army |
| guntai techô | 軍隊手帳 | military pocket book |
| guntô | 軍刀 | sabre, military sword |
| gunyô | 軍容 | military accoutrements
troop formation |
| gunyô chitai | 軍用地帯 | military zone
land zoned for military use |
| gunzoku | 軍属 | civilian employee
militarised personnel |
| gyakutai | 虐待 | maltreatment, cruelty |
| gyokusai | 玉砕 | honourable death (Note: This term can refer to both civilian and military deaths. The mass suicides by civilians on Okinawa in 1945 for example, are usually referred to in official histories as "gyokusai," or "shûdan jiketsu" (literally: "group self-determination").)
honourable suicide (Note: This term can refer to both civilian and military deaths. The mass suicides by civilians on Okinawa in 1945 for example, are usually referred to in official histories as "gyokusai," or "shûdan jiketsu" (literally: "group self-determination").) |
| gyôsei | 行政 | administration (Note: can refer to either civilian or military administration) |
| gyûkan | 牛缶 | bully beef (Note: This is a colloquialism that comes from the term "gyûniku kanzume" (canned beef)) |
| hahen | 破片 | splinter, fragment of shrapnel |
| haiboku | 敗北 | defeat, reverse |
| haien | 肺炎 | pneumonia |
| haiketsushô | 敗血症 | septicaemia |
| haimetsu | 敗滅 | total defeat, annihilation |
| haisen | 敗戦 | defeat in war (Note: "Haisen" is, for understandable reasons, not used by all Japanese people to describe Japan's defeat in WW II; may use the more neutral "shûsen" (literally: "end of war"). )
defeat in battle (Note: "Haisen" is, for understandable reasons, not used by all Japanese people to describe Japan's defeat in WW II; may use the more neutral "shûsen" (literally: "end of war"). ) |
| haisha | 背射 | reverse fire |
| haishuku | 配宿 | allotment of quarters |
| haisô | 敗走 | to flee after defeat in battle |
| haizoku | 配属 | attachment (of person or suit) |
| haizoku shôkô | 配属将校 | officers attached to civilian schools |
| haizokuhyô | 配属表 | attachment list |
| hakai | 破壊 | destruction |
| haken | 派遣 | to despatch (soldiers) |
| hakengun | 派遣軍 | expeditionary force |
| hakki | 白旗 | white flag (Note: See also "gunki" and "hata" ) |
| han | 班 | squad, group
section |
| hanchô | 班長 | squad, group or section commander |
| hangeki | 反撃 | counterattack |
| hangyaku | 反逆 | treason |
| hankô | 反抗 | mutiny, rebellion |
| hanran | 反乱 | insurrection, uprising |
| hantô | 半島 | peninsula (Note: geographical term) |
| happô suru | 発砲スル | to fire (a gun) |
| haretsu | 破裂 | burst, explosion |
| hashôfu | 破傷風 | tetanus |
| hasshinki | 発信機 | radio transmitter |
| hata | 旗 | flag (Note: See also "gunki" and "hakki") |
| hatsudenki | 発電機 | electricity generator |
| hatsuen shingô | 発煙信号 | smoke signal |
| heichô | 兵長 | lance corporal (army)
able seaman (navy)
leading aircraftsman (air) |
| heiei | 兵営 | barracks |
| heieki | 兵役 | military service |
| heieki kigen | 兵役期限 | term of service |
| heieki menjo | 兵役免除 | exemption from military service |
| heigaku | 兵学 | military science
strategic studies |
| heigaku kyôkan | 兵学教官 | military instructor |
| heigakusha | 兵学者 | military tactician, strategist |
| heijibu | 兵事部 | military affairs department |
| heiki | 兵器 | arms, weapons
ordnance |
| heiki kinmutai | 兵器勤務隊 | ordnance duty unit |
| heikibu shôkô | 兵器部将校 | ordnance officer |
| heikishô | 兵器廠 | ordnance depot |
| heiryoku | 兵力 | military strength |
| heiseki | 兵籍 | military roll |
| heitan | 兵站 | line of communication |
| heitan byôbashô | 兵站病馬廠 | line of communication veterinary depot |
| heitan byôin | 兵站病院 | line of communication hospital |
| heitan eiseitai | 兵站衛生隊 | line of communication medical unit |
| heitan eiseitai honbu | 兵站衛生隊本部 | line of communication medical unit headquarters |
| hikô chûtai | 飛行中隊 | air squadron (Note: Army air unit) |
| hikô daitai | 飛行大隊 | air battalion (Note: Army air unit) |
| hikô gakkô | 飛行学校 | flying school |
| hikô sentai | 飛行戦隊 | air group (Note: Army air unit) |
| hikô shidan | 飛行師団 | air division (Note: Army air unit) |
| hikôjô | 飛行場 | airfield |
| hikôjô chûtai | 飛行場中隊 | airfield company |
| hikôjô daitai | 飛行場大隊 | airfield battalion |
| hikôjô setteitai | 飛行場設定隊 | airfield construction unit |
| hikôki | 飛行機 | aeroplane |
| himitsu | 秘密 | secret, confidential (Note: See "gunji kimitsu") |
| himitsu meirei | 秘密命令 | secret orders |
| hisentôin | 非戦闘員 | non-combatant |
| hisshô | 必勝 | certain victory (Note: popular slogan of the time used to encourage soldiers (similar to "Banzai!")) |
| hitojichi | 人質 | hostage |
| hôba | 砲馬 | gun horse, mule |
| hôdan | 砲弾 | shell |
| hôfuku | 報復 | reprisal, retaliation |
| hôfuku hôgeki | 報復砲撃 | retaliatory fire |
| hôgeki | 砲撃 | bombardment, shelling |
| hôhei | 砲兵 | artillery |
| hohei | 歩兵 | infantry |
| hohei buntai | 歩兵分隊 | infantry squad |
| hohei chûtai | 歩兵中隊 | infantry company |
| hôhei chûtai | 砲兵中隊 | battery |
| hohei daitai | 歩兵大隊 | infantry battalion |
| hôhei gakkô | 砲兵学校 | artillery school |
| hohei hô chûtai | 歩兵砲中隊 | infantry gun company |
| hohei hôtai | 歩兵砲隊 | infantry gun detachment |
| hohei rentai | 歩兵連隊 | infantry regiment |
| hohei ryodan | 歩兵旅団 | infantry brigade |
| hoheidan | 歩兵団 | infantry group |
| hoheidan shireibu | 歩兵団司令部 | infantry group headquarters |
| hojo butai | 補助部隊 | auxiliary troops |
| hojû heieki | 補充兵役 | conscript reserve service |
| hojûhei | 補充兵 | conscript reserve |
| hôka | 砲火 | artillery fire |
| hôkan | 砲艦 | gunboat |
| hôkyû | 俸給 | pay, salary |
| hokyû | 補給 | supply |
| hokyû gakari | 補給掛 | quartermaster (Note: See also "kyûyôbu," or "kyûyô gakari") |
| hôkyû shiharaibo | 俸給支払簿 | pay list, pay roll |
| hômengun | 方面軍 | area army |
| hômengun chikujôbu | 方面軍築城部 | area army fortifications section |
| hompô | 本棒 | base pay |
| honbu | 本部 | headquarters |
| hontai | 本隊 | main force, main body of soldiers |
| hôretsu | 砲列 | gunline |
| horyo | 捕虜 | prisoner of war, captive (Note: See also "furyo") |
| hosen | 保線 | maintenance of way |
| hôsha | 砲車 | gun carriage |
| hôsha jûtai | 砲車縦隊 | route column (artillery) |
| hoshô | 歩哨 | sentry |
| hoshô shusoku | 歩哨守則 | sentry orders |
| hoshôken | 歩哨犬 | guard dog |
| hôshu | 砲手 | gunner |
| hôsô | 放送 | radio transmission
radio broadcast |
| hôtaihô | 繃帯包 | field dressing (Note: medical term) |
| hôten kaisen | 奉天会戦 | Battle of Mukden |
| hyô | 表 | table, list |
| ianfu | 慰安婦 | "comfort women" (Note: The "comfort women" were women recruited by the Japanese Army to serve as military prostitutes. Many of the women were forced into service, and some former "comfort women" continue to petition the Japanese government today for apology and compensation. ) |
| ichi | 位置 | position, location |
| ichiranhyô | 一覧表 | table
summary of contents |
| ichiyoku chûtai | 一翼中隊 | flank company |
| idô suru | 移動スル | to move, to shift location |
| ifuku | 衣服 | clothing (Note: Refers to military or civilian clothing) |
| ikaku | 威嚇 | threat |
| ikan | 尉官 | company officer (commissioned officer above Captain) (Note: This term was adopted by the Japanese army to classify commissioned officers above a certain rank. 'Ikan' signifies either 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant or Captain grade. See also 'sakan' and 'shôkan') |
| ikan | 医官 | medical officer |
| ikari | 錨 | anchor (ship) (Note: For example, "ikari wo ageru;" to weight anchor;
"ikari wo orosu;" to cast anchor) |
| imon bukuro | 慰問袋 | gift parcel (for frontline soldiers) |
| impei | 隠蔽 | shelter
cover |
| imushitsu | 医務室 | dispensary |
| inchô | 院長 | officer in charge ( hospital) |
| inkan | 印鑑 | stamp, official seal |
| inryôsui | 飲料水 | drinking water |
| irie | 入江 | inlet |
| iryô yôhin | 医療用品 | medical stores
medical supplies |
| iryôka | 衣糧課 | clothing and provisions section |
| ittô shukei | 一等主計 | paymaster captain
intendance captain |
| ittôhei | 一等兵 | first class private (army)
able seaman (navy)
leading aircraftsman (air) |
| jidô hôhei | 自動砲兵 | motorised artillery |
| jidôsha chûtai | 自動車中隊 | motor car company |
| jidôsha daitai | 自動車大隊 | motor car battalion |
| jidôsha yusôbu | 自動車輸送部 | motor transport corps |
| jidôshashô | 自動車廠 | automobile depot |
| jiei | 自衛 | self-defence |
| jieitai | 自衛隊 | Self-Defence Forces (post-war) |
| jihen/jiken | 事変/事件 | incident, occurrence (Note: E.g.: "Manshû Jiken;" the Manchurian Incident) |
| jikanhyô | 時間表 | timetable, schedule |
| jikyû | 次級 | second in command |
| jikyû bôgyô | 持久防御 | holding defence |
| jikyû jisoku | 自給自足 | self-sufficiency |
| jikyûryoku | 持久力 | staying power, persistency |
| jin'ei | 陣営 | encampment |
| jin'in | 人員 | personnel numbers |
| jin'in kensa | 人員検査 | muster
roll call inspection |
| jin'inhyô | 人員表 | personnel list |
| jinchi | 陣地 | position |
| jinchi senryô | 陣地占領 | occupation of a position |
| jinchisen | 陣地線 | trench line, parallel |
| jinchitai | 陣地帯 | defensive system
trench system |
| jinchû nisshi | 陣中日誌 | war diary |
| jinchû yômurei | 陣中要務令 | the Field Service Regulations |
| jinjibu | 人事部 | personnel section |
| jinkei | 陣形 | battle formation |
| jinryoku | 人力 | manpower |
| jinzô mokuhyô | 人造目標 | artificial target |
| jirai | 地雷 | mine |
| jirei | 辞令 | commission
warrant
appointment |
| jisshû | 実習 | practical instruction |
| jitchi kyôren | 実地教練 | field training |
| jitsubakudan | 実爆弾 | live bomb |
| jitsueki teinen | 実役停年 | number of years in an army grade before promotion |
| jitsueki teinen meibo | 実役停年名簿 | army list |
| jôba shôtai | 乗馬小隊 | mounted platoon |
| joi | 叙位 | advancement of court rank |
| jokun | 叙勲 | decoration |
| jôrei kisoku | 条令規則 | rules and regulations |
| jôsen | 乗船 | embarkation |
| jotai | 除隊 | discharge (from active service) |
| jôtôhei | 上等兵 | superior private (army)
leading seaman (navy)
leading aircraftsman (air) |
| jûbakugeki | 重爆撃 | heavy bombing |
| jûhôhei | 重砲兵 | heavy artillery |
| jûhôhei daitai | 重砲兵大隊 | heavy artillery battalion |
| jûi | 獣医 | veterinary officer |
| jûka | 銃火 | rifle fire |
| jûkikanjû | 重機関銃 | heavy machine-gun |
| jun'i | 准尉 | warrant officer |
| jun'yôkan | 巡洋艦 | cruiser |
| kabutsushô | 貨物廠 | freight depot |
| kaigun | 海軍 | navy, naval (Note: When appended to other character combinations, "kaigun" can also become a generic description (i.e.,"naval"); hence it is not defined here as "the navy.") |
| kaigun bôrô | 海軍望楼 | naval observation and communication tower (Note: According to the Dictionary of the Japanese Army and Navy, these towers were "established at convenient coastal locations, for observing and communicating with passing vessels.") |
| kaigun daigakkô | 海軍大学校 | The Naval Staff Training College (Note: This college was set up for the specialist training of selected naval officers intended for leadership roles within the Japanese Navy. Initially established in 1888 at Tsukiji. ) |
| kaigun kikan gakkô | 海軍機関学校 | The Naval Engineering College (Note: This institution was established at Yokosuka in 1881, to educate and train naval recruits in the operation and management of naval warships. It later expanded its activities to include the operation and management of sea-launched aircraft. ) |
| kaigun kôshô | 海軍工廠 | naval yard
naval arsenal |
| kaigun sensui gakkô | 海軍潜水学校 | The Naval Submarine Academy |
| kaigun heigakkô | 海軍兵学校 | The Naval Academy (Note: Originally established in Tsukiji, Tokyo as the initial place of reception and education of naval recruits, the Naval Academy was moved to Hiroshima in 1888, where it remained until the end of the Pacific War. It was also known as "Etajima.") |
| kaijô yusô | 海上輸送 | sea transport |
| kakke | 脚気 | beriberi (Note: medical term) |
| kanja | 患者 | hospital patient
casualty |
| kanja yusô shôtai | 患者輸送小隊 | casualty clearing platoon |
| kanja yusôtai | 患者輸送隊 | casualty clearing unit |
| kantai | 艦隊 | fleet |
| kantôgun | 関東軍 | The Kwantung Army (Note: 1919-1945. Before and during WWII, the Kwantung Army was primarily responsible for the control and administration of the puppet state of Manchuria , or Manshûkoku, as well as the suppression of the Chinese Nationalist Army.) |
| kashikan | 下士官 | non-commissioned officer |
| keibakugeki tai | 軽爆撃隊 | light bomber unit (air) |
| keibatsu | 刑罰 | punishment |
| keibitai | 警備隊 | guard unit |
| keikai butai | 警戒部隊 | security detachment (Note: From the verb "keikai suru;" to protect; to make secure) |
| keikikanjû | 軽機関銃 | light machine-gun
automatic rifle |
| keikyû shingô | 警急信号 | alarm signal |
| keiri-bu | 経理部 | finance corps |
| keitai kahei | 携帯火兵 | light arms
small arms |
| ken | 剣 | bayonet |
| ken'eki | 検疫 | quarantine (Note: medical term) |
| ken'etsu | 検閲 | censorship, inspection |
| kenchiku butai | 建築部隊 | construction unit |
| kenchiku kinmu chûtai | 建築勤務中隊 | construction duty company |
| kengai | 遣外 | overseas (Note: For example, "kengai butai;" overseas expeditionary force)
despatched abroad (Note: For example, "kengai butai;" overseas expeditionary force) |
| kenjû | 拳銃 | pistol |
| kenjutsu | 剣術 | fencing (Note: Often appears on the service reports of soldiers and officers, as one of the areas in which they were regularly evaluated. )
swordsmanship (Note: Often appears on the service reports of soldiers and officers, as one of the areas in which they were regularly evaluated. ) |
| kenkô shindan | 健康診断 | medical examination |
| kenkô shômeisho | 健康証明書 | medical certificate |
| kenpei shireibu | 憲兵司令部 | military police headquarters |
| kenpeitai | 憲兵隊 | military police |
| kensa | 検査 | inspection (Note: For example, "kensa suru;" to inspect, to examine) |
| kensetsu | 建設 | road construction |
| kessen | 決戦 | decisive battle |
| kesson | 欠損 | loss or damage (of goods) |
| ketsudoku | 血毒 | blood poisoning (Note: medical term) |
| ketsuro wo hiraku | 血路ヲ開ク | to cut one's way through (Note: Literally, to "open a road of blood") |
| kidô | 機動 | manoeuvre, operation (Note: See also "sakudô") |
| kidô butai | 機動部隊 | carrier force |
| kiei | 帰営 | returning to barracks |
| kihei chûtai | 騎兵中隊 | cavalry company |
| kihei rentai | 騎兵連隊 | cavalry regiment |
| kikanhô | 機関砲 | machine-gun |
| kikanjû chûtai | 機関銃中隊 | machine-gun company |
| kikanjû shôtai | 機関銃小隊 | machine-gun platoon |
| kiken | 危険 | danger |
| kiken shingô | 危険信号 | danger signal |
| kikôchô | 機工長 | mechanic NCO |
| kikyû | 帰休 | furlough pending retirement from active service |
| kimigayo | 君が代 | "Kimigayo" (Japanese national anthem) |
| kinko | 禁固 | confinement, imprisonment (Note: This term refers to imprisonment without labour when used in the context of military prisons or camps. ) |
| kinmu | 勤務 | service
duty |
| kinmu enshû | 勤務演習 | reserve training |
| kinmutai | 勤務隊 | duty unit |
| kinsetsusen | 近接戦 | close combat |
| kinzoku | 勤続 | continuous service |
| kiritsu | 規律 | discipline, order |
| kiroku | 記録 | file, written record |
| kishô | 記章 | medal |
| kishôtai | 気象隊 | meteorological unit |
| kishûtai | 奇襲隊 | raiding force |
| kitei | 規定 | rules
regulations |
| kizai shôtai | 器材小隊 | ordnance platoon |
| kizu | 傷 | injury, wound |
| kôbieki | 後備役 | second reserve service |
| kôbun | 公文 | official letter |
| kôdô | 行動 | movements |
| kôdô shôhô | 行動詳報 | detailed movements report |
| kôei hôhei | 後衛砲兵 | rear guard artillery |
| kôei hohei | 後衛歩兵 | rear guard infantry |
| kôfujo | 交付所 | distribution point |
| kôfuku | 降伏 | capitulation, surrender |
| kôfuku jôken | 降伏条件 | terms of surrender |
| kôgeki | 攻撃 | attack |
| kôgeki butai | 攻撃部隊 | assault unit |
| kôgeki jinchi | 攻撃陣地 | offensive position |
| kôgeki kaishisen | 攻撃開始線 | line of departure |
| kôgeki taikei | 攻撃隊形 | attack formation |
| kôgun | 行軍 | march |
| kôgyô dôin | 工業動員 | industrial mobilisation |
| kôhei | 工兵 | engineer |
| kôhei chûtai | 工兵中隊 | engineer company |
| kôhei rentai | 工兵連隊 | engineer regiment |
| kôheitai shireibu | 工兵隊司令部 | engineer unit headquarters |
| kôhô | 公報 | official report |
| kôka | 考科 | officer's service record |
| kôkahyô | 考科表 | officer's service record report |
| kôkei | 口径 | weapon calibre |
| kôkin | 拘禁 | detention, internment |
| kôkû bokan | 航空母艦 | aircraft carrier |
| kôkû chiku | 航空地区 | air sector |
| kôkû chiku shireibu | 航空地区司令部 | air sector headquarters |
| kôkû gakkô | 航空学校 | aviation school |
| kôkû gun | 航空軍 | air army |
| kôkû hombu | 航空本部 | air service headquarters |
| kôkû idô shûrihan | 航空移動修理班 | mobile air maintenance squad |
| kôkû jôhôhan | 航空情報班 | air intelligence section |
| kôkû kantai | 航空艦隊 | air fleet |
| kôkû kyôiku | 航空教育 | air training |
| kôkû robu | 航空路部 | flight route section |
| kôkû sentai | 航空戦隊 | air flotilla |
| kôkû shashu | 航空射手 | aerial gunner |
| kôkû tsûshin rentai | 航空通信連隊 | air signals regiment |
| kokumin heieki | 国民兵役 | national service |
| kokuminhei | 国民兵 | National Army |
| kokumu | 国務 | affairs of state |
| kokumu daijin | 国務大臣 | Secretary of State
Minister of State |
| kokusai rengô | 国際連合 | United Nations (Note: See also "Kokusai renmei") |
| kokusai renmei | 国際連盟 | League of Nations (Note: See also "Kokusai Rengô") |
| kôkûsen | 航空船 | airship, dirigible |
| kokutai | 国体 | national polity (Note: Refers to the fundamental character of Japan as a country; could also be used to mean "national unity." While this term is still in use, it had special reference to wartime Japan under centralised military rule.)
national structure (Note: Refers to the fundamental character of Japan as a country; could also be used to mean "national unity." While this term is still in use, it had special reference to wartime Japan under centralised military rule.) |
| kôkûtai | 航空隊 | air corps |
| kôkyû shôkô | 高級将校 | senior officer |
| kômei | 抗命 | insubordination
mutiny |
| komugi | 小麦 | wheat |
| konsei | 混成 | mixed |
| konsei rentai | 混成連隊 | mixed regiment |
| konsei ryodan | 混成旅団 | mixed brigade |
| kôryaku butai | 攻略部隊 | invasion force |
| kôseki | 功績 | merit |
| kôseki genninsho | 功績現認書 | certificate of meritorious service |
| kôsha hôtai | 高射砲隊 | anti-aircraft artillery regiment |
| kôsha hôtai shireibu | 高射砲隊司令部 | anti-aircraft artillery regiment headquarters |
| kôshô | 工廠 | munitions workshop |
| kôsokutai | 航測隊 | air survey unit |
| kotei | 固定 | stationary |
| kotei tsûshintai | 固定通信隊 | stationary signals unit |
| kuchikukan | 駆逐艦 | destroyer |
| kunkô | 勲功 | distinguished service (Note: This term often appears on service records as a heading for the column in which the specific achievements of the soldier are listed or described.) |
| kûshû | 空襲 | air raid |
| kyôhan | 教範 | manual (Note: For example, "tsûshin kyôhan;" a signalling manual (see "tsûshin"))
handbook (Note: For example, "tsûshin kyôhan;" a signalling manual (see "tsûshin")) |
| kyôryoku butai | 協力部隊 | cooperating force |
| kyûhô | 臼砲 | mortar |
| kyûhô chûtai | 臼砲中隊 | mortar company |
| kyûhô daitai | 臼砲大隊 | mortar battalion (mobile) |
| kyûhô hôdai | 臼砲砲台 | mortar battery (fixed) |
| kyûkei | 休憩 | rest, halt |
| kyûmeitei | 救命艇 | lifeboat |
| kyûryô | 給料 | wages (civilian employees) |
| kyûshoku | 休職 | temporary retirement
leave on half pay |
| kyûshû | 急襲 | raid, sudden attack |
| kyûsui butai | 給水部隊 | water supply unit |
| kyûyô gakari gunsô | 給養掛軍曹 | commissary sergeant (army) |
| kyûyo genbo | 給与原簿 | payroll |
| kyûyôbu | 給養部 | commissariat |
| makuei | 幕営 | tent camp |
| mamoru | 守ル | to protect, defend |
| mankihei | 満期兵 | soldier whose compulsory service time has expired |
| manshûkoku | 満州国 | Manchuria (former) (Note: The state of manchuria in modern China is still referred to in Japanese as "Manshû." "Manshûkoku" was the puppet state set up in pre-war Manchuria by the Japanese government. ) |
| mararia | マラリア | malaria (Note: medical term) |
| mashoku | 間食 | extra rations |
| meibo | 名簿 | nominal roll, list of names |
| meichûdan | 命中弾 | direct hit (Note: From the verb "meichû suru;" to strike; to have a hit) |
| meirei | 命令 | order, command |
| meirei keitô | 命令系統 | chain of command |
| men'eki | 免疫 | exemption from service |
| mibun shômeisho | 身分証明書 | identification card |
| mihari | 見張 | lookout |
| miharijo | 見張所 | signalling station (navy)
lookout post (army) |
| minarai | 見習 | on probation |
| minarai shikan | 見習士官 | probationary officer |
| minato | 港 | harbour, port |
| minkan hikô | 民間飛行 | civil aviation |
| mitsurei | 密令 | secret orders (Note: See "gunki") |
| môkan jûsô | 盲貫銃創 | lodged-bullet wound |
| mokuhyô | 目標 | target, objective |
| mokuhyô sekkô | 目標斥候 | target patrol |
| môretsu | 猛烈 | fierce, deadly (Note: For example, "môretsu naru kôgeki;" intense attack; a fierce attack) |
| muden fugô | 無電符号 | radio service code |
| mukin | 無菌 | antiseptic (Note: medical term) |
| mura | 村 | village, hamlet |
| musen | 無線 | wireless |
| musen jôhôhan | 無線情報班 | radio intelligence group |
| musen shôtai | 無線小隊 | wireless platoon |
| musenjo | 無線所 | wireless station |
| musentai | 無線隊 | wireless unit |
| muteki | 無敵 | peerless (Note: For example, "muteki kantai;" an invincible fleet)
invincible (Note: For example, "muteki kantai;" an invincible fleet) |
| naibu bôgyosen | 内部防御線 | inner defence line |
| naichi | 内地 | interior zone |
| naichi kimmu | 内地勤務 | home service |
| naichi suiro | 内地水路 | inland waterway |
| naikai | 内海 | inland sea |
| naimuhan | 内務班 | internal duty squad (Note: The grouping of men in barracks for internal administrative and/or disciplinary duties) |
| nankai shitai | 南海支隊 | South Seas Force |
| nankô furaku | 難攻不落 | impregnable (position) |
| nenkin | 年金 | pension |
| nenkô kahô | 年功加俸 | longevity pay |
| nenryô | 燃料 | fuel |
| nicchoku | 日直 | duty for the day |
| nicchoku sakan | 日直佐官 | field officer for the day |
| nichi nichi meirei | 日日命令 | order of the day
routine orders |
| nichiro sen'eki | 日露戦役 | Russo-Japanese War |
| nikka | 日課 | daily duty |
| nikuhaku kôgeki | 肉薄攻撃 | close range attack |
| nitôhei | 二等兵 | second class private (army)
ordinary seaman (navy)
aircraftsman (air) |
| nyûin | 入院 | admission to hospital (Note: medical term) |
| ôen | 応援 | support, reinforcement |
| oka | 丘 | hill |
| ôsha | 応射 | retaliatory fire |
| ôshû | 欧州 | Europe |
| rajio | ラジオ | radio |
| rakkasan | 落下傘 | parachute |
| rappa | ラッパ(喇叭) | bugle
trumpet |
| rasenki | 螺旋機 | propeller |
| rashinban | 羅針盤 | compass |
| reihôshiki | 礼砲式 | artillery salute |
| reijô | 令状 | written order |
| rengô kantai | 連合艦隊 | combined fleet |
| renpai | 連敗 | successive defeats |
| renpei | 練兵 | training |
| renpeikyû | 練兵休 | excuse from duty |
| renrakujo | 連絡所 | liaison post |
| renshô | 連勝 | successive victories |
| rentai | 連隊 | regiment |
| rentai hombu | 連隊本部 | regimental headquarters |
| rentaichô | 連隊長 | regimental commander |
| rentaiku | 連隊区 | regimental district |
| rentaiku chôheisho | 連隊区徴兵所 | district conscription office |
| renzoku shageki | 連隊射撃 | continuous fire |
| rikuchi sokuryôbu | 陸地測量部 | land survey department |
| rikugun daigakkô | 陸軍大学校 | military staff college (Note: These colleges were established to provide specialist military training to selected officers intended for leadership roles. The first Military Staff College was established in Tokyo in 1883.) |
| rikugun daijin | 陸軍大臣 | Minister for the Army (Note: ) |
| rikugun gunmukyoku | 陸軍軍務局 | army affairs bureau |
| rikugun imukyoku | 陸軍医務局 | medical bureau |
| rikugun keihô | 陸軍刑法 | Army Penal Code |
| rikugun keirikyoku | 陸軍経理局 | army finance bureau |
| rikugun kôkû honbu | 陸軍航空本部 | army air service headquarters |
| rikujô kinmu | 陸上勤務 | land duty |
| rikujô kinmu chûtai | 陸上勤務中隊 | land duty company |
| rikusen | 陸戦 | land warfare |
| rikusentai | 陸戦隊 | naval landing party |
| rinji | 臨時 | temporary, improvised (Note: An adjective;for example, "rinji hensei no butai;" a unit that has been put together in an emergency situation.) |
| rirekisho | 履歴書 | record of service |
| ririku | 離陸 | take-off (aeroplane) (Note: See "chakuriku" ) |
| roei | 露営 | bivouac |
| rojô sekkô | 路上斥候 | road patrol |
| ryakudatsu | 略奪 | plunder, pillage |
| ryôchi | 領地 | territory |
| ryodan | 旅団 | brigade |
| ryôdo | 領土 | territory, dominion |
| ryôkai | 領海 | territorial waters |
| ryômatsu | 糧秣 | provision and fodder |
| ryôshoku | 糧食 | provisions, rations |
| ryôshoku chûtai | 糧食中隊 | supply column |
| ryûdan | 榴弾 | shell |
| ryûsandan | 榴散弾 | shrapnel |
| sabyôhei | 詐病兵 | malingering soldier |
| sagyô | 作業 | work, labour |
| saiban kiroku | 裁判記録 | court record |
| saikô shireibu | 最高司令部 | general headquarters |
| sakan | 佐官 | field officer (field officer above Major) (Note: This term was used by the Japanese Army to classify commissioned officers above a certain rank. "Sakan" can refer to the rank of either Major, Lieutenant Colonel, or Colonel. See also "ikan" and "shôkan.") |
| sakudô | 策動 | manoeuvre, operation (Note: See also "kidô") |
| sakuretsu | 炸裂 | burst, explosion |
| sakusen | 作戦■ì■í | military operation (Note: See also "kidô" and "sakudô") |
| sakusen meirei | 作戦命令 | operation orders |
| sakusen nisshi | 作戦日誌 | operations diary |
| sakuteki | 索敵 | searching for enemy troops |
| sanbô | 参謀 | staff officer |
| sanbô jichô | 参謀次長 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| sanbôchô | 参謀長 | Chief of Staff |
| sanpôhei | 山砲兵 | mountain artillery |
| sanpôhei rentai | 山砲兵連隊 | mountain artillery regiment |
| seiatsu | 制圧 | neutralisation, subjugation (of the enemy) |
| seigan kyûka | 請願休暇 | special leave (Note: Refers to leave granted on urgent private affairs) |
| seiketsu kensa | 清潔検査 | sanitary inspection |
| seikigun | 正規軍 | regular army |
| seikinshô | 精勤章 | good conduct badge |
| seikyû | 請求 | demand, requisition |
| seimon | 誓文 | oath of allegiance |
| seinen kunrensho | 青年訓練所 | Young Men's Military Training Corps |
| seiryoku | 勢力 | force, influence (Note: For example, "seiryoku han'i;" sphere of influence. ) |
| seiseki | 成績 | performance (Note: This term usually refers to the performance of cadets or trainees, who would receive a "seiseki chôsho," or conduct sheet at the end of colour service. This sheet would be forwarded to the regimental district commandant, and then to the village head man.) |
| seisekihyô | 成績表 | register of performance results (Note: See "seiseki" ) |
| seishi fumeisha | 生死不明者 | missing in action |
| seishin kyôiku | 精神教育 | moral training
spiritual training |
| seito | 生徒 | student, cadet (Note: See "Yônen Gakkô" ) |
| sekijûji | 赤十字 | International Red Cross (Note: Japan was a signatory to the 1929 Geneva Treaty, but did not ratify it. For more information on this issue, especially as it pertains to Japan's treatment of POWs, see the research essay by Aiko UTSUMI, "The Japanese Army and its Prisoners.") |
| sekiri | 赤痢 | dysentery (Note: medical term) |
| sekkô | 斥候 | scout |
| sekkôtai | 斥候隊 | reconnoitering party |
| sen'eki | 戦役 | campaign |
| senchi | 戦地 | war zone |
| sendan | 船団 | convoy (of vessels)
transport fleet |
| senjutsu | 戦術 | military tactics |
| senkan | 戦艦 | battleship |
| senkyô | 戦況 | strategic situation |
| senkyoku | 戦局 | phase of battle |
| sennin shinkyû | 先任進級 | promotion by seniority (Note: See also "jitsueki teinen") |
| senpaku | 船舶 | shipping |
| senpaku kôhei | 船舶工兵 | marine engineer |
| senpaku kôhei chûtai | 船舶工兵中隊 | marine engineer company |
| senpaku kôhei rentai | 船舶工兵連隊 | marine engineer regiment |
| senpaku yusô | 船舶輸送 | shipping transport |
| senpaku yusô shireibu | 船舶輸送司令部 | shipping transport headquarters |
| senpakudan | 船舶団 | shipping group |
| senpakudan shireibu | 船舶団司令部 | shipping group headquarters |
| senpakushô | 船舶廠 | shipping workshop |
| senpôtai | 戦砲隊 | firing battery |
| senreki | 戦歴 | war service record |
| senretsu | 戦列 | line of battle (Note: See also "heitan") |
| senryaku | 戦略 | strategy |
| senryô | 占領 | occupation, capture |
| senryôchi | 占領地 | occupied area |
| senryôgun | 占領軍 | army of occupation |
| sensen | 戦線 | battle front, fighting line (Note: For example, "sensen ni zôka suru;" reinforcing the front. ) |
| sensha | 戦車 | tank |
| sensha rentai | 戦車連隊 | tank regiment |
| sensui sentai | 泉水戦隊 | submarine squadron |
| sensuibokan | 潜水母艦 | submarine mother-ship |
| sensuikan | 潜水艦 | submarine |
| sentai | 戦隊 | air group (Note: Army air unit) |
| sentô joretsu | 戦闘序列 | order of battle |
| sentô shôhô | 戦闘詳報 | detailed engagement report
detailed battle report |
| setsueitai | 設営隊 | construction unit |
| shamôdan | 射耗弾 | expended ammunition |
| sharyô chûtai | 車両中隊 | ambulance company |
| shichûhei | 輜重兵 | army service corps |
| shichûhei rentai | 輜重兵連隊 | army service corps regiment |
| shichûtai | 輜重中隊 | supply and transport company |
| shidan | 師団 | division |
| shidan eiseitai | 師団衛生隊 | division medical unit |
| shidan shireibu | 師団司令部 | division headquarters |
| shidan tsûshintai | 師団通信隊 | division signals unit |
| shien butai | 支援部隊 | support group |
| shikan | 師管 | divisional district |
| shingeki butai | 進撃部隊 | strike force |
| shinjô meisaibo | 身上明細簿 | enlisted soldier's service record |
| shireibu | 司令部 | headquarters |
| shitai | 支隊 | detachment, force |
| shô | 廠 | depot, workshop |
| shôi | 少尉 | second lieutenant (army)
ensign (navy)
pilot officer (air) |
| shôkai butai | 哨戒部隊 | patrol group |
| shôkan | 将官 | general officer (commissioned officer above Major General) (Note: This term was used by the Japanese Army to classify commissioned officers above a certain rank. "Shôkan" can refer to the rank of Major General, Lieutenant General, or General. Se also "ikan" and "sakan." ) |
| shôkô | 将校 | commissioned officer |
| shôkôkei kahô | 小口径火砲 | rifle, small calibre gun |
| shôkonsha | 招魂社 | Shrine to commemorate the war dead (Note: Yasukuni Shrine is dedicated to the memory of all Japanese soldiers who have died in the service of their country - including members of Japan's post-war army, the Self-Defence Forces ("jieitai"). It has regional branches all over Japan) |
| shôkû daitai | 照空大隊 | anti-aircraft searchlight battalion |
| shokuju denpyô | 食需伝票 | ration return
ration indent |
| shomuka | 庶務科 | General Affairs Section |
| shonin | 初任 | first appointment |
| shôsa | 少佐 | major (army)
lieutenant commander (navy)
squadron leader (air) |
| shôshô | 少将 | major general (army)
rear admiral (navy) |
| shôtai | 小隊 | platoon (army)
division (navy)
flight (army air) |
| shôtaichô | 小隊長 | platoon commander (army) (Note: See "Hikô Shôtai")
flight lieutenant (air) (Note: See "Hikô Shôtai") |
| shûban | 週番 | weekly duty (Note: For example, "shûban fukkan;" weekly adjutant) |
| shubitai | 守備隊 | garrison |
| shubitai shireibu | 守備隊司令部 | garrison headquarters |
| shûchû kôgeki | 集中攻撃 | concentrated attack |
| shuei kimmu | 守衛勤務 | guard duty |
| shûgyô | 就業 | medicine and duty (a sick-book entry) |
| shujutsu | 手術 | surgical operation |
| shukei | 主計 | paymaster
intendance officer |
| shukeika | 主計科 | finance section |
| shukuei | 宿営 | quarters |
| shukun | 殊勲 | distinguished service (Note: "shukunshô;" Conspicuous Gallantry Medal)
meritorious deed (Note: "shukunshô;" Conspicuous Gallantry Medal) |
| shukusha | 宿舎 | quarters
billet |
| shuninkan | 主任管 | officer in charge |
| shuppatsu meirei | 出発命令 | marching orders |
| shuppei | 出兵 | despatch of troops |
| shûri | 修理 | repairs
maintenance |
| shûribu | 修理部 | maintenance section |
| shûrishô | 修理廠 | maintenance park |
| shuryoku | 主力 | main strength
main force |
| shuryûdan | 手榴弾 | hand grenade |
| shusei | 守勢 | defence (Note: For example, "shusei ni tatsu;" to be on the defensive; to assume the defensive) |
| shusei bôgyo | 守勢防御 | passive defence |
| shûsei butai | 集成部隊 | composite unit (Note: A unit composed of parts of different units from the same arm or division) |
| shusen | 主線 | main line (of warfare) |
| shushô | 首相 | Prime Minister |
| shutsujin | 出陣 | taking the field (Note: This term is usually a verb; for example, as in "shutsujin suru;" to take the field; to go to war)
going to war (Note: This term is usually a verb; for example, as in "shutsujin suru;" to take the field; to go to war) |
| shuttô | 出頭 | reporting for duty (Note: This term is usually a verb; for example, as in "shuttô suru;" to report for duty) |
| shûyô | 収容 | collecting killed and wounded troops
providing cover to retiring troops |
| shûyô jinchi | 収容陣地 | covering position
rallying position |
| sôchi | 装置 | mechanism, apparatus |
| sôchô | 曹長 | staff sergeant (army)
chief petty officer (navy)
flight sergeant (air) |
| sôdôin | 総動員 | general mobilisation (Note: This term usually refers to the mobilisation of civilians to perform essential wartime work.) |
| sogeki | 狙撃 | sniping |
| sogekihei | 狙撃兵 | sniper |
| sôgi | 葬儀 | funeral ceremony |
| sôhei | 捜兵 | scout (Note: See also "sôsaku" and "sôsakutai") |
| sôkaitei | 掃海艇 | minesweeper |
| sôkô | 装甲 | armour (for tanks, ships, automobiles, etc.) |
| sôkôshatai | 装甲車隊 | armoured unit |
| sokumen | 側面 | flank, side |
| sokumen kôgeki | 側面攻撃 | flank attack |
| sokushahô | 速射砲 | pom-pom gun |
| sonshitsu | 損失 | losses, damage |
| sôsaku | 捜索 | search, reconnaissance |
| sôsaku rentai | 捜索連隊 | reconnaissance regiment |
| sôsakutai | 捜索隊 | scouting party |
| sôshireibu | 総司令部 | General Headquarters, U.S. Army (G.H.Q) |
| sôshireikan | 総司令官 | Commander-in-Chief (army) |
| sôten | 操典 | training manual |
| suiji gunsô | 炊事軍曹 | mess sergeant |
| suijô kinmu | 水上勤務 | sea duty |
| suijô kinmu chûtai | 水上勤務中隊 | sea duty company |
| suirai | 水雷 | torpedo |
| suirai bôgyomô | 水雷防御網 | torpedo net |
| suiraitei | 水雷艇 | torpedo boat |
| taii | 大尉 | captain (army)
lieutenant (navy)
flight lieutenant (air) |
| taisa | 大佐 | colonel (army)
captain (navy)
group captain (air) |
| taishô | 大将 | general (army)
admiral (navy)
air chief marshal (air) |
| tanchiku tai | 站地区隊 | line of communication area unit |
| tanchikutai honbu | 站地区隊本部 | line of communication area unit headquarters |
| tango | 担伍 | stretcher squad |
| tanka | 担架 | stretcher |
| tanka chûtai | 担架中隊 | bearer company |
| teidan | 梯団 | echelon (Note: used in conjunction with a large force) |
| teihaku shireibu | 碇泊司令部 | anchorage command |
| teinen | 停年 | seniority (Note: See "jitsueki teinen") |
| teinen meibo | 停年名簿 | promotion list, army list |
| teisatsu | 偵察 | reconnaissance |
| teisatsu hikôtai | 偵察飛行隊 | reconnaissance flight unit |
| tenpan | 典範 | regulations |
| tetsudô | 鉄道 | railway |
| tokubetsu rikusentai | 特別陸戦隊 | special naval landing party |
| tokugyôhei | 特業兵 | soldier with specialist skills (Note: For example, a cobbler/farrier) |
| tokujôbu | 特情部 | special intelligence section |
| tokumei | 特命 | special orders
special appointment |
| tokumu | 特務 | special duty |
| tokumu sôchô | 特務曹長 | special duty staff sergeant |
| tokusetsu rikujô kinmu chûtai | 特設陸上勤務中隊 | special land duty company |
| tokusetsu suijô kinmu chûtai | 特設水上勤務中隊 | special sea duty company |
| tôrei | 答礼 | to return salute |
| tosen | 渡船 | ferry boat |
| toshu butai | 徒手部隊 | unarmed unit |
| tsûhô | 通報 | message, notification |
| tsûkoku | 通告 | notification, notice |
| tsûro | 通路 | passage, road |
| tsûshin | 通信 | signals |
| tsûshin chûtai | 通信中隊 | signals company |
| tsûshin gakari shôkô | 通信掛将校 | signals officer |
| tsûshin sesshu | 通信窃取 | signals interception, listening in |
| tsûshin shi | 通信紙 | field communcations form |
| tsûshin shi tsuzuri | 通信紙綴 | field communications register |
| tsûshintai | 通信隊 | signals unit |
| tsûyaku | 通訳 | interpretation |
| yahô | 野砲 | field artillery |
| yahôhei chûtai | 野砲兵中隊 | field artillery company |
| yahôhei daitai | 野砲兵大隊 | field artillery battalion |
| yahôhei rentai | 野砲兵連隊 | field artillery regiment |
| yasen | 野戦 | field |
| yasen bôkûtai | 野戦防空隊 | field anti-aircraft defence unit |
| yasen bôkûtai honbu | 野戦防空隊本部 | field anti-aircraft defence unit headquarters |
| yasen byôin | 野戦病院 | field hospital (Note: See also "heitan byôin") |
| yasen dôrotai | 野戦道路隊 | field road construction unit |
| yasen heikishô | 野戦兵器廠 | field ordnance depot |
| yasen hikôjô setteitai | 野戦飛行場設定隊 | field airfield construction unit |
| yasen jidôshashô | 野戦自動車廠 | field automobile depot |
| yasen kamotsushô | 野戦貨物廠 | field freight depot |
| yasen kenpeitai | 野戦憲兵隊 | field military police |
| yasen kikanhô chûtai | 野戦機関砲中隊 | field machine-gun company |
| yasen kishôtai | 野戦気象隊 | field meteorological unit |
| yasen kôkû hokyûshô | 野戦航空補給廠 | field air supply park |
| yasen kôshahô | 野戦高射砲 | field anti-aircraft artillery |
| yasen kôshahô daitai | 野戦高射砲大隊 | field anti-aircraft artillery battalion |
| yasen kôshahôtai shireibu | 野戦高射砲司令部 | field anti-aircraft artillery headquarters |
| yasen senpakushô | 野戦船舶廠 | field shipping workshop |
| yasen shôkû daitai | 野戦照空大隊 | field anti-aircraft searchlight battalion |
| yasen sôko | 野戦倉庫 | field depot |
| yasen yûbintai | 野戦郵便隊 | field postal unit |
| yasen yusô shireibu | 野戦輸送司令部 | field transport headquarters |
| yobieki | 予備役 | first reserve service |
| yômurei | 要務令 | field service regulations |
| yônen gakkô | 幼年学校 | military preparatory school |
| yôrikutai | 揚陸隊 | landing party |
| yûgeki | 遊撃 | diversion |
| yûgekitai | 遊撃隊 | flying column |
| yûsen chûtai | 有線中隊 | cable company |
| yusôsen | 輸送船 | transport vessel, cargo vessel |
| zanryûtai | 残留隊 | Residual Unit |