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除隊 (じょたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

除じょ隊たい

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

military discharge; release from military service

Refers to leaving military service, either by honorable discharge or by completing one's term. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

彼かれは来らい月げつ、除じょ隊たいする予よ定ていだ。
He is scheduled to be discharged from the military next month.
除じょ隊たい後ごは大だい学がくに進しん学がくする

つもり

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After his discharge, he plans to go to university.

Kanji

除exclude, division (x/3), remove
隊regiment, party, company

Similar words

退たい役えき
退役 is a broader term for retirement from active duty, often used for career soldiers, while 除隊 specifically means discharge from military service, often after a fixed term.
入にゅう隊たい
入隊 is the antonym, meaning enlistment or joining the military.

Etymology

Compound of 除 (remove, exclude) and 隊 (corps, unit). The literal sense is 'removal from the unit', referring to leaving military service.