Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 自
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警
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団
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じ Grade: 2
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けい Grade: 6
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だん Grade: 5
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| on'yomi
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| Alternative spelling
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| 自警團 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
自警 (jikei, short for 自治体警察 (jichitaikeisatsu)) + 団 (-dan, “group, team”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) じけーだん [jìkéꜜèdàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑike̞ːdã̠ɴ]
Noun
自警団 • (jikeidan)
- vigilante group; group that is composed of vigilante
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