自衛官（じえいかん）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: JSDF member
Example sentences
- 兄は自衛官として働いている。 — My older brother works as a member of the Self-Defense Forces.
- 自衛官が災害の現場で人を助ける。 — Self-Defense Force personnel rescue people at disaster sites.
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