文民|ぶんみんbunmin[0]heiban (flat)

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  1. no-adjectivecivilian
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym非戦闘員ひせんとういんWrittenWritten term for people who do not take part in combat, covering both civilians and non-combat military personnel; 「文民」 stresses non-military status.
  • SynonymシビリアンNeutralLoanword for civilian, seen in set phrases like 「シビリアンコントロール」 (civilian control); in everyday speech 「民間人」 is the usual word.
  • Synonym民間人みんかんじんNeutralOrdinary people who do not belong to government agencies or the military; 「文民」 is the constitutional term for one not regarded as military, as in 「文民統制」.
  • Antonym軍人ぐんじんNeutralA member of the armed forces, the direct opposite of 「文民」; the constitution requires ministers to be 「文民」.

「文民」 is the constitutional/political term for a non-military person, as in 「文民統制」. In everyday speech use 「民間人」 for civilians, and 「非戦闘員」 for those not fighting in a war; 「軍人」 is the antonym.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 軍人ぐんじんとみなされない者もの。職業しょくぎょう軍人ぐんじんの経歴けいれきがない者もの。また職業しょくぎょう軍人ぐんじんでなくなった者もの。職業しょくぎょう軍人ぐんじんでなくなってから一定いっていの期間きかんを経過けいかした者もの。
  2. 非ひ戦闘員せんとういん。
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