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Kanji in this term
とく
Grade: 4
べつ
Grade: 4
こう
Grade: S
げき
Grade: S
たい
Grade: 4
kan'on kan'yōon kan'on kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
特別攻擊隊 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology

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A compound of 特別 (tokubetsu, special) + 攻撃 (kōgeki, attack) +‎ (-tai, team).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) くべつこーげきたい [tòkúbétsú kóógékítáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞kɯ̟be̞t͡sɨ ko̞ːɡe̞kʲita̠i]

Noun

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(とく)(べつ)(こう)(げき)(たい) (tokubetsu kōgeki-tai

  1. (military, historical) a specially-organized attack force, the most notable being the kamikaze (suicide bombing) attack corps during World War II

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN