武装親衛隊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	装	親	衛	隊
ぶ Grade: 5	そう Grade: 6	しん Grade: 2	えい Grade: 5	たい Grade: 4
kan'on		on'yomi	kan'on

Alternative spelling
武裝親衞隊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 武装 (busō, “armed”) +‎ 親衛隊 (shin'eitai, “Schutzstaffel”). Calque of German Waffen-SS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟so̞ː ɕĩɰ̃e̞ːta̠i]

Proper noun

武(ぶ)装(そう)親(しん)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (Busō Shin'eitai) 

1. the Waffen-SS