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Author Message   Anonymous Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 01:32 pm:    こんにちわ, I would like to know which kanji (or kanjis) are commonly used to refer to a generic military unit, and how are they pronounced. どうも有難う.   Matjlav Username: Matjlav Registered: 07-2003 Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 01:45 pm:    軍人   Matjlav Username: Matjlav Registered: 07-2003 Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 01:45 pm:    Pronounced "gunjin"   Anonymous Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2004 - 03:23 am:    Thank you very much. I have a question though: since the literal translation of 軍人 would be something like "army-person", wouldn't that refer to an individual soldier, rather than a whole military unit? I have been doing some searching and I have found two other similar words: 軍勢 ("army-force") and 軍隊 ("army-group"). Which of them do you think would be more adequate? Could you explain me for which different situations are these terms used?   Ms. Anon Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2004 - 05:24 am:    "Gunjin" is a person belonging to the military. "Gunzei" emphasizes the "force" aspect of a military force, namely, its size or strength. "Guntai" emphasizes the "group" nature of military force. Another word 部隊 (butai) points to a military unit (troops).   Anonymous Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2004 - 06:36 am:    どうも有難う