CHAPTER 12 - TERMS AND CHARACTERS - JAPANESE DICTIONARY




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CHAPTER XIII - MILITARY TERMS AND CHARACTERS


The following is a list of military terms and their Japanese equivalent in Romanji and characters which may be useful.

1. ORGANIZATIONS AND UNITS - TERMS AND CHARACTERS

Num Military term Japanese equivalent Character
1 Air Hiko, koku
2 - army kokugun
3 - brigade Hikodan
4 -division Hiko shidan
5 -intelligence unit Koku johotai
6 -regiment Hiko sentai
7 -signal unit Koku tsushintai
8 -company Hiko chutai
9 -training brigade Kyodo hikodan
10 -training company Kyoiku hiko chutai
11 -transport unit Koku yusotai
12 Direct cooperation unit Chokkyo hikotai
13 Field - replacement unit Yasen hoju kikotai
14 Independent - company (unit) Dokuritsu hiko chutai (tai)
15 Raiding - company Teishin hiko chutai
16 Airfield Hikojo
17 Airfield - battalion (company) Hikojo daitai (chutai)
18 Airfield - training battalion Kyodo hikojo daitai
19 Field - construction unit Yasen hikojo setteitai
20 Amphibious battalion Kaijo kido daitai
21 Antiaircraft artillery Koshaho
22 Antiaircraft artillery - regiment Koshaho rentai
23 Cavalry brigade - unit Kihei ryodan koshahotai
24 Field - battalion Yasen Koshaho daitai
25 Independent - battalion Dokuritsu koshabo daitai
26 Independent field - company Dokuritsu yasen koshaho chutai
27 Independent mixed brigade unit Dokuritsu konsei ryodan koshahotai
28 Shipping regiment Sempaku koshaho rentai
29 Antiaircraft defense Boku
30 Antiaircraft defense - regiment Boku rentai
31 Antiaircraft defense - battalion unit Boku kikyutai
32 Antiaircraft defense - observation unit Boku kanshitai
33 Field - unit Yasen bokutai
34 Independent - battalion Dokuritsu boku daitai
35 Anti-tank gun Sokushaho
36 Cavalry brigade unit Kibei ryodan sokushahotai
37 Independent - Battalion (company) Dokuritsu sokushaho daitai (chutai)
38 Armored car Sokosha
39 Independent - Company Dokuritsu sokosha chutai
40 Independent light company Dokuritsu keishokha chutai
41 Infantry group company Hoheidan sokosha chutai
42 Armored train Soko ressha
43 Armored train - Unit Soko resshatai
44 Army Gun
45 Army commander Gun shireikan
46 Army district Gunkanku
47 Army headquarters Gun shireibu
48 Area Army Homengun
49 Artillery Hobei
50 Artillery command Hohei shireibu
51 Artillery group Hoheidan
52 Artillery intelligence (observation) regiment Hohei joho rentai
53 Artillery unit Hoheitai
54 Border garrison unit Kokkyo shubitai hoheitai
55 Cavalry brigade unit Kihei ryodan hoheitai
56 Fortress heavy regiment Yosai juhohei rentai
57 Field regiment Yohohei rentai
58 Heavy equipment Juhohei rentai
59 Horse regiment Kihohei rentai
60 Independent field battalion (regiment) Dokuritsu yahohei daitai (rentai)
61 Independent garrison unit Dokuritsu shubitai hoheitai
62 Independant heavy battalion (conpany) Dokuritsu juhohei daitai (chutai)
63 Independent mixed brigade unit Dokuritsu konsei ryodan hoheitai
64 Independent mountain (pack) Bn (regt) Dokuritsu sampohei daitai (rentai)
65 Medium battalion (regiment) Yasen juhohei daitai (rentai)
66 Mountain (pack) regiment Sampohei rentai
67 Shipping regiment training unit Sempaku hohei rentai kyoikutai
68 Balloon Kikyu
69 Balloon company (regiment) Kikyu chutai (rentai)
70 Battalion Daitai
71 Battalion commander Daitaicho
72 Battalion headquarters Daitai hombu
73 Board of field marshals and fleet admirals Gensuifu
74 Border garrison Kokkyo shubitai
75 Bridge building material company Gakyo zairyo chutai
76 Brigade Ryodan
77 Brigade commander Ryodancho
78 Brigade headquarters Ryodan shireibu
79 Casualty clearing station Kanja yusobu
80 Cavalry Kihei
81 Cavalry battalion Kihei daitai
82 Cavalry brigade Kihei ryodan
83 Cavalry group Kihei shudan
84 Cavalry regiment Kihei rentai
85 Company Chutai
86 Company commander Chutaicho
87 Construction duty company Kenehiku himmu chutai
88 Debarkation group (unit) Yorikudan (tai)
89 Depot Sho
90 Field freight Yasen kamotsusho
91 Field motor transport Yasen jidoshasho
92 Field ordnance Yasen heikisho
93 Field remount Yasen hoju basho
94 Depot division Rusu shidan
95 Detail Han
96 Division Shidan
97 Division commander Shidancho
98 Division district Shikan
99 Division headquarters Shidan shireibu
100 Depot Rusu shidan
101 Engineer Kohei
102 Engineer regiment Kohei rentai
103 Engineer unit Koheitai
104 Border garrison unit Kokkyo shubitai koheitai
105 Cavalry brigade Kihei ryodan koheitai
106 Division unit Shidan koheitai
107 Fortress unit Yosai koheitai
108 Independent battalion (co. reg.) Dokuritsu kohei daitai (chutai, rentai)
109 Independent mixed brigade unit Dokuritsu konsei ryodan koheitai
110 Shipping regiment Sempaku kihei rentai
111 Tank group unit Senshadan koheitai
112 Field construction unit Yasen kenchikutai
113 Field duty unit Yasen kimmutai
114 Field replacement unit Yasen hojutai
115 Field road unit Yasen dorotai
116 Field well-construction company Yasen sakusei chutai
117 Fortress Yosai
118 Fortress headquarters Yosai shireibu
119 Garrison Shubitai
120 Border Kokkyo shubitai
121 Independent Dokuritsu shubitai
122 Gas Gasu
123 Gas battalion Gasu daitai
124 Field company Yasen gasu chutai
125 Independent company Dokuritsu gasu chuta
126 General defense headquarters Boei soshireibu
127 General staff Sambo hombu
128 Hospital Byoin
129 Army hospital Rikugun byoin
130 Field hospital Yasen byoin
131 Line of communication Heitau byoin
132 Line of communication veterinary Heitan byobasho
133 Veterinary quarantine Gumba boekisho
134 Imperial headquarters Daihonei
135 Independent mixed brigade Dokuritsu konsei ryodan
136 Independent mixed regiment Dokuritsu konsei rentai
137 Infantry Hohei
138 Infantry brigade Hohei ryodan
139 Infantry group Hoheidan
140 Infantry mortar battalion (regiment) Hakugeki daitai (rentai)
141 Infantry regiment KHohei rentai
142 Border garrison unit Kokkyo shubitai hoheitai
143 Fortress unit Yosai hoheitai
144 Independent battalion (regiment,unit) Dokuritsu hohei daitai (rentai, tai)
145 Independent garrison battalion Dokuritau shubitai hohei daitai
146 Inspectorate general of aviation Rikugun koku sokambu
147 Inspectorate general of military training Kyoiku sokambu
148 Land duty company Rikujo kimmu chutai
149 Launching unit (boat) hansui sagyotai
150 Line of communication garrison Heitan shubitai
151 Machine cannon Kikanho
152 Field conpany Yasen kikanho chutai
153 Medical Eisei
154 Medical unit Eiseitai
155 Medical division unit Shidan eiseitai
156 Independent mixed brigade unit Dokuritsu konsei ryodan eiseitai
157 Line of communication unit Reitan eiseitai
158 Meteorological Kisho
159 Meteorological company (regiment,unit) Kisho chutai (rentai, tai)
160 Field battalion (unit) Yasenkisho dauitai (tai)
161 Military affairs district Heijiku
162 Mortar (artillery) kyuho
163 Independent battalion (regiment) Dokuritsu kyuho daitai (rentai)
164 Motor transport (See transport)
165 Platoon Shotai
166 Platoon commander Shotaicho
167 Radio Musen
168 Radio fixed unit Kotei musentai
169 Radio special location unit Tokushu musen hyoteitai
170 Radio special unit Tokushu musentai
171 Raiding Teishin
172 Raiding group Teishindan
173 Raiding regiment Teishin rentai
174 Raiding training regiment Kyodo Teishin rentai
175 Railway Tetsudo
176 Railway inspectorate Tetsudo kambu
177 Railway regiment Tetsudo rentai
178 Railway transport command Tetsudo yuso shireibu
179 Railway Field command Yasen testudo shireibu
180 Special command Tokusetsu tetsudo shireibu
181 Reonnaissance Sosaku
182 Reconnaissance regiment Sosaku rentai
183 Reconnaissance unit Sosakutai
184 Regiment Rentai
185 Regiment commander Rentaicho
186 Regiment district Rentaiku
187 Regiment headquarters Rentai hombu
188 Independent mixed Dokuritsu konsei rentai
189 Replacement unit Hojutai
190 Field Yasen hojutai
191 River crossing material company Toka zairyo chutai
192 Sea transport observation unit Kaijo yuso kanshitai
193 Searchlight Shoku
194 Searchlight battalion Shoku daitai
195 Searchlight field battalion Yasen shoku daitai
196 Searchlight independent field company Dokuritsu yasen shoku chutai
197 Shipping Sempaku
198 Shipping antiaircraft artillery regiment Sempaku koshaho rentai
199 Shipping artillery regiment training unit Sempaku hohei rentai kyoikutai
200 Shipping engineer regiment Sempaku kohei rentai
201 Shipping forces Sempaku heidan
202 Shipping command Sempaku shireibu
203 Shipping transport battalion Sempaku yuso daitai
204 Shipping transport command Sempaku yuso shireibu
205 Shipping transport sector unit Sempaku yuso chikutai
206 Signal (see also radio, wire) Tsushin, denshin
207 Signal regiment Denshin rentai
208 Signal unit Tsushintai, denshintai
209 Cavalry brigade unit Kihei ryodan tsushintai
210 Division unit Shidan tsushintai
211 Field company Yasen denshin chutai
212 Fixed unit Kotei tsushintai
213 Independent company Dokuritsu denshin chutai
214 Independent mixed brigade unit Dokuritsu konsei ryodan tsushintai
215 Shipping regiment Sempaku tsushin rentai
216 Squad Buntai
217 Squad leader Buntaicho
218 Supreme military council Gunji sangiin
219 Survey unit Sokuryotai
220 Tank Sensha
221 Tank group Senshadan
222 Tank regiment Sensha rentai
223 Cavalry brigade unit Kihei ryodan senshatai
224 Division unit Shidan senshatai
225 Independent mixed brigade unit Dokuritsu konsei ryodan senshatai
226 Tractor company Keninsha chutai
227 Transport Shichohei
228 Transport regiment Shichohei rentai
229 Transport cavalry brigade unit Kihei ryodan shichoheitai
230 Transport division unit Shidan shichoheitai
231 Independent battalion (company,regiment) Dokuritsu shichoheidaitai (chutai, rentai)
232 Motor regiment Jidosha rentai
233 Field motor depot Yasen jidoshasho
234 Independent motor battalion (company) Dokuritsu jidosha daitai (chutai)
235 Independent mixed brigade motor unit Dokuritsu kinsei ryodan jidoshatai
236 Line of communication motor co (unit) Heitan jidosha chutai (tai)
237 Special motor regiment Tokusetsu jidosha rentai
238 War ministry Rikugunsho
239 Sea duty company Suijo kimmu chutai
240 Water supply and purification department Boeki kyusuibu
241 Wire Yusen
242 independent company Dokuritsu yusen chutai








2. ARMS AND SERVICES - TERMS AND CHARACTERS

Num Military term Japanese equivalent Character
1 Air Koku
2 Air troops Hikohei
3 Balloon troops Kikyuhei
4 Branch of service Heishu
5 Cavalry Kihei
6 Chemical warfare servce Kahei
7 Engineers Kohei
8 Field artillery Yahohei
9 Field and mountain artillery* Yasampo
10 Heavy artillery Juhohei
11 Horse artillery Kihohei
12 Infantry Hohei
13 Infantry mortar troops Hakugekihei
14 Intelligence (observation troops) Johohei
15 Intendance department Keiribu
16 Construction technician Kengi
17 Finance Shukei
18 Intendance technician Keigi
19 Judicial department Homubu
20 Line branch Heika
21 Line branch Heika
22 Mechanized * Kiko
23 Medical department Eiseibu
24 Dental * Shika
25 Pharmacy * Yakusai
26 Sanitary Eisei
27 Surgeon Gun-i
28 Ward master Ryoko
29 Medium artillery Yasen juhohei
30 Meteorological troops Kishobei
31 Military band Gungakubu
32 Military police Kempei
33 Mountain (pack) artillery troops Sampohei
34 Railway troops Tetsudohei
35 Services Kakubu
36 Shipping troops Sempakuhei
37 Signal Denshin
38 Signal troops Tsushinhei
39 Special motor transport * Tokuji
40 Tank troops Senshahei
41 Technical department Gijutsubu
42 Technician Heigi
43 Air technician Kogi
44 Transport troops Shichohei
45 Veterinary department Juibu
46 Veterinary Jui
47 Veterinary duty Juimu

* Items marked with an asterisk apply to officer personnel only.



3. RANKS AND GRADES - TERMS AND CHARACTERS

Num Military term Japanese equivalent Character
1 Field marshal Gensui
2 General officer Shokan
3 General Taisho
4 Lieutenant general Chujo
5 Major general Shosho
6 Field officer Sakan
7 Colonel Taisa
8 Lieutenant colonel Chusa
9 Major Shosa
10 Company officer Ikan
11 Captain Tai-i
12 First lieutenant Chu-i
13 Second lieutenant Sho-i
14 Warrant officer Junshikan
15 Warrant officer Jun-i
16 Noncommissioned officer Kashikan
17 Sergeant major Socho
18 Sergeant Gunso
19 Corporal Gocho
20 Private Hei
21 Lance corporal (leading private) Heicho
22 Superior private Jotohei
23 First class private Ittohei
24 Second class private Nitohei



4. WEAPONS - TERMS AND CHARACTERS

Num Military term Japanese equivalent Character
1 Antiaircraft gun Koshaho
2 Antiaircraft machine cannon Kosha kikanho
3 Antiaircraft machine gun Kosha kikanjo
4 Antitank gun Sokushaho
5 Automatic gun Jidoho
6 Battalion gun Daitaiho
7 Bayonet Juken
8 Cannon Kanon
9 Carbine Kijo
10 Field gun Yaho
11 Grenade discharger Tekidanto
12 Heavy Jutekidanto
13 Hand grenade Shuryudan
14 Howitzer Ryudampo
15 Infantry gun Hoheibo
16 Flat trajectory Heisha Hoheiho
17 Curved fire Kyokusha hoheiho
18 Infantry mortar Hakugekiho
19 Machine cannon Kikanho
20 Machine gun Kikanju
21 Heavy Jukikanju
22 Light Keikikanju
23 Mortar (artillery) Kyuho
24 Mountain gun Sampo
25 Pistol Kenju
26 Regimental gun Rentaiho
27 Rifle Shoju



5. MISCELLANEOUS - TERMS AND CHARACTERS


Num Military term Japanese equivalent Character
1 Adjutant Fukkan
2 Assistant chief of staff Sambo fukucho
3 Attached army headquarters Gun shireibu zuki
4 Chief of general staff Sambo socho
5 Chief of staff Sambocho
6 Combat train Shokori
7 Conscription system Chohei seido
8 Field train Daikori
9 Greater East Asia War Dai Toa Sen
10 Imperial Reservists Association Teikoku Zaigo Gunjinksi
11 Military administrator Gunseikan
12 Military service Hei-eki
13 Operational order Sakusen meirei
14 Prisoner of war Furyo
15 Prisoner of war internment camp Furyo shuyojo
16 Probational officer Minarai shikan
17 Promotion Shinkyu
18 Reserve officer candidate Kambu kohosei
19 Routine order Nichi nichi meirei
20 Special volunteer officer Tokubetsu shigan shoko
21 Staff officer Sambo
22 Yasakuni shrine Yasukuni Jinja







6 - JAPANESE - ENGLISH MILITARY DICTIONARY


Num Military term English equivalent Num Military term English equivalent
1 Boei Soshireibu General Defense Headquarters. 17 -cho Company commander.
2 Boeki kyusuibu Water supply and purification department. 18 Dai Toa Sen Greater East Asia War.
3 Boku Antiaircraft defense. 19 Daihonei Imperial Headquarters.
4 Boku-kanshitai Antiaircraft defense observation unit. 20 Daikori Field train.
5 Boku-kikyutai Antiaircraft defense ballon -unit. 21 Daitai Battalion.
6 Boku-rentai Antiaircraft defense regiment. 22 -cho Battalion commander.
7 Bokuhei Antiaircraft defense troops. 23 -ho Battalion gun.
8 Buntai Squad. 24 -hombu Battalion headquarters.
9 -cho Squad leader. 25 Denshin Signal.
10 Byoin Hospital. 26 - rentai (tai) Signal regiment (unit).
11 Chohei seido Conscription system. 27 Dokuritsu Independent.
12 Chokkyo hikotai Direct co-operation air unit. 28 -boku daitai Independent antiaircraft defense battalion.
13 Chu-i First lieutenant. 29 -denshin chutai Independent signal company.
14 Chujo Lieutenant general. 30 -gasu ch11tai Independent gas company.
15 Chusa Lieutenant colonel. 31 -hiko chutai (tai) Independent air cqmpany (unit).
16 Chutai Company. 32 -hohei daitai (rentai, tai) Independent infantry battalion, (regiment, unit)