軍備|ぐんびgunbi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounarmaments; military preparations
    軍備ぐんびのためにこのような巨額きょがくの支出ししゅつが可能かのうかどうかという問題もんだいを考かんがえてみる必要ひつようがある。↗
    We must consider the question of whether we can afford such huge sums for armaments.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related武装ぶそうNeutralArming oneself or taking up arms; the emphasis is on possessing weapons, whereas 「軍備」 covers a country's overall military preparations.
  • Related軍備化WrittenA written/formal term for equipping with armaments or becoming militarized; explanatory in tone and relatively uncommon.
  • Antonym非武装ひぶそうWrittenThe opposite of 「軍備」: unarmed or demilitarized, as in 「非武装地帯」; used in written/formal prose.

Use 「軍備」 for a nation's military strength and preparations, as in 「軍備拡張」 and 「軍備縮小」. Use 「武装」 for holding weapons, and 「非武装」 for demilitarization.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 国家こっかの防衛ぼうえいや戦争せんそうのための軍事ぐんじ上じょうの設備せつび。
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