軍 — “army / military” in Japanese

Grade 4ぐん

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“army / military” in Japanese is 軍, read gun (ぐん). It is a Grade 4 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 4 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 軍隊 (army / troops).

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What does 軍 mean?

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Kanji	軍
Meaning	army / military
Readings	ぐん
Grade	Grade 4 (Upper)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	軍隊 (army / troops)

How to read 軍

軍 is read gun (ぐん) depending on the word.

Words with 軍

軍隊
軍艦
軍曹

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Updated: 2026-08-28