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    3. 本隊

    本隊

    本ほん隊たい

    main body (of an army)

    KMT8News #20+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ほんたい

    Noun

    1.
    main body (of an army), main force
    2.
    these troops

    Stroke 0 / 17

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    偵てい察さつ隊たいが先せん行こうし、その後あとを本ほん隊たいが続つづいた。

    The reconnaissance team went ahead, followed by the main force.

    KMT7Military
    敵てきの本ほん隊たいは、予よ想そうよりも早はやく撤てっ退たいを開かい始しした。

    The enemy's main force began to retreat earlier than expected.

    KMT8Military
    山さん岳がく地ち帯たいでの作さく戦せんでは、本ほん隊たいと別べつ行こう動どうをとる部ぶ隊たいが重じゅう要ようとなる。

    In operations in mountainous regions, units acting separately from the main force become important.

    KMT8MilitaryNature & Environment
    彼かれは本ほん隊たいの指し揮き官かんとして、部ぶ下かからの信しん頼らいが厚あつかった。

    As the commander of the main force, he was highly trusted by his subordinates.

    KMT8MilitaryWork & Career
    補ほ給きゅう部ぶ隊たいは本ほん隊たいの進しん軍ぐん速そく度どに合あわせて、物ぶっ資しを輸ゆ送そうする計けい画かくを立たてた。

    The supply unit planned to transport materials according to the main force's advance speed.

    KMT9MilitaryBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    隊
    regiment・party・company・squad
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