How to say "march" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe loanword from English. It covers a march as a piece of music and marching in the processional sense, fitting contexts such as a band playing a march.
- 進軍しんぐんnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbA military word for troops marching or advancing, typically toward an enemy position; use it for the movement of armies in warfare, not for parades or the month.
- 行進こうしんnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbMarching in ordered procession, as in a parade, a demonstration, or a ceremonial procession; it matches 'march' and 'parade' as the organized movement of people on foot.
- 行軍こうぐんnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbMilitary marching in the literal sense: troops moving on foot over distance, as on a long march. It is a military term, seldom the word you want for parades or ordinary walking.
- ３月さんがつnounThe month March, the third month of the year. If your English 'march' means the month, this is the word; for the walking or military sense it is no match at all.
For the month, use ３月; among the walking senses, 行進 covers parades and processions, 行軍 and 進軍 are military marching and advancing, and 「マーチ」 is the English loanword.
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