Japanese Basic Course 1732 Studios

Japanese · Lesson 155

Lesson 157

Narration and the written language

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Ground Force organization · Narration 1 of 2

Defense and public order

*陸上自衛隊は陸上幕僚監部（別表）、部隊、機関をもって構成されている* describes one service that carries out the national defense mission.

The Self-Defense Forces defend Japan against aggression and maintain public order when necessary.

Their authorized work includes defense, police, maritime security, national disaster, and territorial air-space operations.

Five regional armies

*方面隊には北部、東北、東部、中部、西部の五個方面隊があり、方面総監部はそれぞれ札幌市、仙台市、東京都、伊丹市、熊本市に置かれている* names five regional armies and their headquarters cities.

The Ground Self-Defense Force is the largest of the three services. Its units include divisions, brigades, regiments, groups, battalions, and companies.

Its institutions include schools, supply depots, and district hospitals.

Kanji: 編

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Kanji: 処

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Kanji: 群

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  1. 1

    りくじょうじえいたいはりくじょうばくりょうかんぶ（べっぴょう）、ぶたい、きかんをもってこうせいされている。

    The Ground Self-Defense Force is composed of the Ground Staff Office (see separate table), units, and institutions.

    陸上Ground Self-Defense Force
    自衛Ground Self-Defense Force
    隊Ground Self-Defense Force
    はtopic
    陸上Ground Staff Office
    幕僚Ground Staff Office
    監部Ground Staff Office
    （別表）、separate table
    部隊、units
    機関institutions
    をobject
    もっwith
    てwith
    構成is composed
    さis composed
    れis composed
    てis composed
    いる。is composed
  2. 2

    りくじょうじえいたいのぶたいのたんいはほうめんたい（べっぴょう）、しだん（べっぴょう）、だん、れんたい、ぐん、だいたい、ちゅうたいなどである。

    The unit levels of the Ground Self-Defense Force include regional armies (see separate table), divisions (see separate table), brigades, regiments, groups, battalions, and companies.

  3. 3

    ほうめんたいにはほくぶ、とうほく、とうぶ、ちゅうぶ、せいぶのごこほうめんたいがあり、ほうめんそうかんぶはそれぞれさっぽろし、せんだいし、とうきょうと、いたみし、くまもとしにおかれている。

    There are five regional armies—the Northern, Northeastern, Eastern, Central, and Western Armies—and their headquarters are located in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Itami, and Kumamoto, respectively.

  4. 4

    ほうめんたいはげんそくとしてほうめんそうかんぶおよびしだん（に、さんまたはよん）、とっかだんまたはとっかぐんいち、しせつだんいち、きょういくだんまたはきょういくれんたいいち、そのたちょうかんのさだめるぶたいをもってへんせいされている。

    As a rule, a regional army is organized with a regional army headquarters, two, three, or four divisions, one artillery brigade or artillery group, one engineer brigade, one training brigade or training regiment, and other units designated by the Director General.

  5. 5

    りくじょうじえいたいのきかんとしてがっこう、ちゅうおうほきゅうしょ、ちくほきゅうしょ、ちくびょういんがある。

    The institutions of the Ground Self-Defense Force include schools, a central supply depot, district supply depots, and district hospitals.

The Mission of the Self-Defense Forces

The primary mission of the Self-Defense Forces is ”to defend Japan against direct and indirect aggression for the purpose of preserving peace and the independence of Japan, and to maintain the national security and, when necessary, to take charge of maintaining public order.” To accomplish this mission, the following authorized operations will be carried out.

Defense Operation
JSDF will be ordered, subject to the Diet’s approval, when it is necessary to defend Japan against armed aggression from the outside, including the case where armed aggression from the outside is imminent.

(2) Police Operation
JSDF will be ordered to assist the civil police force to keep public security against indirect aggression or in any other emergency, to include a request from a prefectural governor

Maritime Security Operation
MSDF will be ordered as an emergency measure to protect human lives and properties or for the maintenance of public security on the high seas.

National Disaster Operation
JSDF will be ordered at the request of a prefectural governor when he deems it necessary for the protection of human lives and properties in natural disasters.

Action Against Violation of Territorial Air Space
JSDF will be ordered when foreign aircraft illegally invade the territorial air space of Japan, violation of international laws, air laws or other regulations which made such action necessary.
Ground Self-Defense Force

The Ground Self-Defense Force, activated as the National Police Reserve in August 1950, is the largest among the three services. It has approximately 171,500

personnel, 870 tanks and 3,700 artillery pieces. Equipment of the Ground Self-Defense Force includes surface-to-air missiles (HAWK), domestic antitank missiles (MAT), tanks, machine guns, and all the weapons found in the most modern army.

To accomplish the defense mission of Japan, which consists of four major mountainous islands, land forces are vitally important.

The Ground Self-Defense Force consists of thirteen divisions which are made up of combat and combat support units with efficient mobility. These divisions are equipped to conduct land operations in the climate and on the terrain of Japan. There are five corps--Northern, North-Eastern, Eastern, Middle, and Western. Each army consists of two to four divisions, and each division is formed by the assignment of infantry regiments, artillery regiment, tank battalion, engineer battalion, and various other units. In addition, the Ground Self-Defense Force has such special units as an airborne brigade, artillery brigade, engineer

brigades, signal brigade, training brigades, tank group topographical survey battalion, helicopter units and military bands.
隊
small unit
は
leaves
（別表）、
attached table
機関
agency; organ; machine
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
いる。
to need (See Gram. Notes)
の
See Grammar Notes
単位
unit
方面
area; aspect
師団
division (military)
団、
brigade
連隊、
regiment
群、
group
中隊
company
など
and so forth, etc.
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
ある。
certain, some
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
北部、
the north, northern part
東北、
northeastern Honshu (See Cult Notes)
東部、
eastern part
西部
western part or portion
五
five
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
それぞれ
respectively
仙台
P. N.
都、
capital
原則
principle; general rule
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
し
city
（二、
two
四）、
four
一、
one
長官
chief; head
定める
stipulate; provide; lay down (v.i.)
補給
supplies
病院
hospital

Personnel and domestic weapons · Narration 2 of 2

Personnel in 1964

*陸上自衛隊の現状は一九六四年末の調査によると、自衛官十七万一千五百人、職員一万三千六百三十二人、予備自衛官二万四千人となっている* gives three personnel totals from a 1964 survey.

They are 171,500 Self-Defense Force personnel, 13,632 civilian employees, and 24,000 reserve personnel.

Domestic replacements

*自衛隊の装備品のほとんどはアメリカからの供与品だが、これらは第二次世界大戦当時から使用していたもので、旧式のものが多いため、第二次防衛力整備計画では極力国産品にかえる事にしている* describes equipment supplied by the United States as largely outdated.

The Second Defense Buildup Plan replaces it with domestically produced equipment as much as possible.

Kanji: 与

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Kanji: 査

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Kanji: 極

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Kanji: 調

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  1. 6

    りくじょうじえいたいのげんじょうはせんきゅうひゃくろくじゅうよねんまつのちょうさによると、じえいかんじゅうななまんいっせんごひゃくにん、しょくいんいちまんさんぜんろっぴゃくさんじゅうににん、よびじえいかんにまんよんせんにんとなっている。

    According to a survey at the end of 1964, the Ground Self-Defense Force had 171,500 Self-Defense Force personnel, 13,632 civilian employees, and 24,000 reserve Self-Defense Force personnel.

  2. 7

    じえいたいのそうびひんのほとんどはアメリカからのきょうよひんだが、これらはだいにじせかいたいせんとうじからしようしていたもので、きゅうしきのものがおおいため、だいにじぼうえいりょくせいびけいかくではきょくりょくこくさんひんにかえることにしている。

    Most of the Self-Defense Force’s equipment was supplied by the United States, but much of it is outdated equipment that had been in use since World War II, so the Second Defense Buildup Plan calls for replacing it with domestically produced equipment as much as possible.

  3. 8

    こくさんひんのへいきとしてすでにあらわれているものにろくにしきなな・ろくにミリきかんじゅう、ろくまるしきひゃくろくミリむはんどうほう、ひゃくごじゅうごミリはくげきほう、ひゃくごミリおよびひゃくごじゅうごミリりゅうだんほう、ろくいちしきせんしゃ、たいせんしゃミサイル（MAT）などがある。

    Domestically produced weapons already in service include the Type 62 7.62 mm machine gun, the Type 60 106 mm recoilless rifle, the 155 mm mortar, 105 mm and 155 mm howitzers, the Type 61 tank, and the MAT antitank missile.

  4. 9

    ろくまるしきちゅうがたせんしゃもこくさんである。

    The Type 60 medium tank is also domestically produced.

  5. 10

    たいくうじそうほうだいたい

    antiaircraft self-propelled artillery battalion

現状
present condition
一
one
九
nine
六
six
四
four
年
year (See Grammar Notes)
調査
survey; investi-gation
と、
and (See Gram. Notes)
十
ten
七
seven
五百
500
人、
people
職員
staff; faculty
三千
3,000
六百
600
三十
30
二
two
四千
4,000
装備
equipment
品
quality, goods
ほとんど
almost (See Gram. Notes)
アメリカ
America; U.S.A.
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
が、
but (See Gram. Notes)
当時
at that time; then
い
stomach
もの
things (tangible)
で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
旧式
old style
整備
consolidation
極力
to the utmost
国産
domestically produced; domestic product
かえる
to hatch
兵器
weapon
すでに
already
戦車、
tank
も
as much as, as many as (See Grammar Notes

Northern Army units · Questions 1 of 15

The Northern Army

The entries name the Northern Army and its formations.

*北部方面隊* means "Northern Army." Its divisions are the 2nd, 5th, 7th, and 11th Divisions.

*第一特科団* means "1st Artillery Brigade."

  1. 11

    りくじょうじえいたい

    Ground Self-Defense Force

  2. 12

    りくじょうばくりょうちょう

    Chief of Ground Staff

  3. 13

    りくじょうばくりょうかんぶ

    Ground Staff Office

  4. 14

    ほくぶほうめんたい

    Northern Army

  5. 15

    ほくぶほうめんそうかんぶ

    Northern Army Headquarters

  6. 16

    だいにしだん

    2nd Division

  7. 17

    だいごしだん

    5th Division

  8. 18

    だいしちしだん

    7th Division

  9. 19

    だいじゅういちしだん

    11th Division

  10. 20

    だいいちとっかだん

    1st Artillery Brigade

北部
the north, northern part
団
brigade

Northeastern Army units · Questions 2 of 15

The Northeastern Army

The entries name the Northeastern Army and its formations.

*東北方面隊* means "Northeastern Army." Its divisions are the 6th and 9th Divisions.

Artillery, engineer, and training formations include *第一教育連隊*, "1st Training Regiment."

  1. 21

    だいいちせんしゃぐん

    1st Tank Group

  2. 22

    だいさんしせつだん

    3rd Engineer Brigade

  3. 23

    そのたのぶたい

    other units

  4. 24

    とうほくほうめんたい

    Northeastern Army

  5. 25

    とうほくほうめんそうかんぶ

    Northeastern Army Headquarters

  6. 26

    だいろくしだん

    6th Division

  7. 27

    だいきゅうしだん

    9th Division

  8. 28

    だいにとっかぐん

    2nd Artillery Group

  9. 29

    だいにしせつだん

    2nd Engineer Brigade

  10. 30

    だいいちきょういくれんたい

    1st Training Regiment

戦車
tank
群
group
三
three
東北
northeastern Honshu (See Cult Notes)
連隊
regiment

Eastern and Central Army units · Questions 3 of 15

Eastern and Central formations

The entries move from the Eastern Army and its formations to the Central Army.

*東部方面隊* means "Eastern Army." Its formations include two divisions and airborne, engineer, and training brigades.

*中部方面隊* means "Central Army."

  1. 31

    そのたのぶたい

    other units

  2. 32

    とうぶほうめんたい

    Eastern Army

  3. 33

    とうぶほうめんそうかんぶ

    Eastern Army Headquarters

  4. 34

    だいいちしだん

    1st Division

  5. 35

    だいじゅうにしだん

    12th Division

  6. 36

    だいいちくうていだん

    1st Airborne Brigade

  7. 37

    だいいちしせつだん

    1st Engineer Brigade

  8. 38

    だいいちきょういくだん

    1st Training Brigade

  9. 39

    そのたのぶたい

    other units

  10. 40

    ちゅうぶほうめんたい

    Central Army

東部
eastern part

Central and Western Army units · Questions 4 of 15

Central and Western formations

The entries complete the Central Army formations and begin the Western Army.

*中部方面総監部* means "Central Army Headquarters." The Central Army includes three divisions and engineer and training brigades.

*西部方面隊* means "Western Army." Its entries begin with the headquarters and 4th Division.

  1. 41

    ちゅうぶほうめんそうかんぶ

    Central Army Headquarters

  2. 42

    だいさんしだん

    3rd Division

  3. 43

    だいじゅうしだん

    10th Division

  4. 44

    だいじゅうさんしだん

    13th Division

  5. 45

    だいよんしせつだん

    4th Engineer Brigade

  6. 46

    だいにきょういくだん

    2nd Training Brigade

  7. 47

    そのたのぶたい

    other units

  8. 48

    せいぶほうめんたい

    Western Army

  9. 49

    せいぶほうめんそうかんぶ

    Western Army Headquarters

  10. 50

    だいよんしだん

    4th Division

Western Army support institutions · Questions 5 of 15

Formations and institutions

The entries name Western Army formations and Ground Self-Defense Force institutions.

*第三特科群* means "3rd Artillery Group." Engineer and training brigades appear with it.

The institutions are *学校*, "schools," *補給処*, "supply depots," and *病院*, "hospitals."

  1. 51

    だいはちしだん

    8th Division

  2. 52

    だいさんとっかぐん

    3rd Artillery Group

  3. 53

    だいごしせつだん

    5th Engineer Brigade

  4. 54

    だいさんきょういくだん

    3rd Training Brigade

  5. 55

    そのたのぶたい

    other units

  6. 56

    つうしんだん

    Signal Brigade

  7. 57

    そのたのちょうかんちょっかつぶたい

    other units directly under the Director General

  8. 58

    がっこう

    schools

  9. 59

    ほきゅうしょ

    supply depots

  10. 60

    びょういん

    hospitals

八
eight

Regional armies and staff chiefs · Questions 6 of 15

Armies, units, and chiefs

The entries name five regional armies, special units, and two senior Ground Staff posts.

*北部 方面隊* means "Northern Corps." Four more regional corps complete the five.

*陸上幕僚長* means "Chief of Ground Staff," and *陸上幕僚副長* means "Vice Chief of Ground Staff."

  1. 61

    ほくぶほうめんたい

    Northern Corps

  2. 62

    とうほくほうめんたい

    North-eastern Corps

  3. 63

    とうぶほうめんたい

    Eastern Corps

  4. 64

    くうていだん

    Airborne brigade

  5. 65

    ちゅうぶほうめんたい

    Middle Corps

  6. 66

    せいぶほうめんたい

    Western Corps

  7. 67

    つうしんだん

    Signal brigade

  8. 68

    ちょうかんちょっかつぶたい

    unit under direct command of Directr General

  9. 69

    りくじょうばくりょうちょう

    Chief of Ground Staff

  10. 70

    りくじょうばくりょうふくちょう

    Vice Chief of Ground Staff

通
classifier for counting letters and telegrams

Ground Staff leadership departments · Questions 7 of 15

Ground Staff offices

The entries name Ground Staff leaders and departments.

*副官* means "Adjutant." The other senior offices include the general-staff secretary, inspector general, surgeon general, and administration chief.

Five numbered departments follow, from the First Department through the Fifth Department.

  1. 71

    ふくかん

    Adjutant

  2. 72

    ばくりょうかんじ

    Secretary, General Staff

  3. 73

    かんさつかん

    Inspector General

  4. 74

    えいせいかん

    Surgeon General

  5. 75

    かんりぶ（ちょう）

    Administration Department (Chief)

  6. 76

    だいいちぶ

    First Department

  7. 77

    だいにぶ

    Second Department

  8. 78

    だいさんぶ

    Third Department

  9. 79

    だいよんぶ

    Fourth Department

  10. 80

    だいごぶ

    Fifth Department

Administrative and support sections · Questions 8 of 15

Administrative support

The entries name ten administrative and support sections.

*募集課* means "Recruiting Section." General affairs, welfare, legal affairs, military police, and finance sections appear with it.

Medical, engineering, supply, and ordnance sections complete the group.

  1. 81

    そうむか（ちょう）

    General Affairs Section (Chief)

  2. 82

    ぼしゅうか

    Recruiting Section

  3. 83

    こうせいか

    Welfare Section

  4. 84

    ほうむか

    Legal Affairs Section

  5. 85

    けいむか

    Military Police Section

  6. 86

    かいけいか

    Finance Section

  7. 87

    えいせいか

    Medical Section

  8. 88

    しせつか

    Engineering Section

  9. 89

    ほきゅうか

    Supply Section

  10. 90

    ぶきか

    Ordnance Section

厚生
public welfare

Specialist sections and senior staff · Questions 9 of 15

Specialists and senior staff

The entries name specialist sections and senior Ground Staff offices.

*通信課* means "Signal Section." Chemical, transportation, and aviation sections follow.

The senior offices include the vice chief, aides, general-staff secretary, inspector, medical director, and comptroller division.

  1. 91

    つうしんか

    Signal Section

  2. 92

    かがくか

    Chemical Section

  3. 93

    ゆそうか

    Transportation Section

  4. 94

    こうくうか

    Aviation Section

  5. 95

    りくじょうばくりょうふくちょう

    Vice Chief of Ground Staff

  6. 96

    ふくかん

    aides

  7. 97

    ばくりょうかんじ

    Secretary, General Staff

  8. 98

    かんさつかん

    Inspector

  9. 99

    えいせいかん

    Medical Director

  10. 100

    かんりぶ

    Comptroller Division

航空
aviation; flight
副
vice-, deputy-, (See Cult. Notes)

Personnel and support sections · Questions 10 of 15

The 1st Division

The entries name the 1st Division and its support sections.

*第 一 部* means "1st Division." Its sections cover general affairs, recruiting, welfare, law, police, and finance.

Medical, engineering, and quartermaster sections complete the group.

  1. 101

    だいいちぶ

    1st Division (G-1)

  2. 102

    そうむか

    General Affairs Section

  3. 103

    ぼしゅうか

    Recruiting Section

  4. 104

    こうせいか

    Welfare Section

  5. 105

    ほうむか

    Judge Advocate Section

  6. 106

    けいむか

    Police Section

  7. 107

    かいけいか

    Finance Section

  8. 108

    えいせいか

    Medical Section

  9. 109

    しせつか

    Engineer Section

  10. 110

    ほきゅうか

    Quartermaster Section

Weapons sections and infantry units · Questions 11 of 15

From sections to infantry

The entries move from five specialist sections to the infantry formations of a division.

*武 器 課* means "Ordnance Section." Signal, chemical, transportation, and aviation sections follow.

*歩兵中隊* means "Infantry company." The remaining entries name headquarters, infantry regiments, and a heavy mortar company.

  1. 111

    ぶきか

    Ordnance Section

  2. 112

    つうしんか

    Signal Section

  3. 113

    かがくか

    Chemical Section

  4. 114

    ゆそうか

    Transportation Section

  5. 115

    こうくうか

    Aviation Section

  6. 116

    しれいぶおよびどうふちゅうたい

    Headquarters and Headquarters Company

  7. 117

    ふつうかれんたい（さんまたはよん）

    Infantry regiments (three or four)

  8. 118

    ほんぶおよびどうふたい

    Headquarters and attached unit

  9. 119

    ほへいちゅうたい

    Infantry company

  10. 120

    じゅうはくちゅうたい

    Heavy mortar company

四）
four
歩兵
infantry

Artillery and combat units · Questions 12 of 15

Divisional combat units

The entries name a division's artillery and other combat units.

*特科連隊* means "Artillery regiment." Its entries include headquarters and 105-mm, 155-mm, and antiaircraft battalions.

Tank, engineer, and signal battalions appear with reconnaissance and antitank units.

  1. 121

    とっかれんたい

    Artillery regiment

  2. 122

    ほんぶおよびどうふたい

    Headquarters and attached unit

  3. 123

    ひゃくごミリりゅうだんほうだいたい

    105-mm howitzer battalion

  4. 124

    ひゃくごじゅうごミリりゅうだんほうだいたい

    155-mm howitzer battalion

  5. 125

    たいくうじそうほうだいたい

    Antiaircraft self-propelled artillery battalion

  6. 126

    せんしゃだいたい

    Tank battalion

  7. 127

    しせつだいたい

    Engineer battalion

  8. 128

    つうしんだいたい

    Signal battalion

  9. 129

    ていさつたい

    Reconnaissance unit

  10. 130

    たいせんしゃたい

    Antitank unit

偵察
reconnaissance
車
vehicle, car

Logistics and infantry units · Questions 13 of 15

Logistics and infantry

The entries name four logistics units and the elements of an infantry regiment.

*武器隊* means "Ordnance unit." Supply, transportation, and medical units follow.

*普 通 科 連 隊* means "Infantry regiment." The other entries name headquarters, attached units, and a heavy mortar company.

  1. 131

    ぶきたい

    Ordnance unit

  2. 132

    ほきゅうたい

    Supply unit

  3. 133

    ゆそうたい

    Transportation unit

  4. 134

    えいせいたい

    Medical unit

  5. 135

    しれいぶ

    Headquarters

  6. 136

    どうふちゅうたい

    Company attached to same (Hq Co)

  7. 137

    ふつうかれんたい

    Infantry regiment

  8. 138

    ほんぶ

    Headquarters

  9. 139

    どうふたい

    Unit attached to same

  10. 140

    じゅうはくちゅうたい

    heavy mortar company

本
numerical counter for counting long slender objects (See Notes)

Combat, logistics and medical units · Questions 14 of 15

Combat and support units

The entries name a division's combat and support units.

*特 科 連 隊* means "artillery regiment." Tank, engineer, signal, reconnaissance, and antitank units complete the combat group.

Ordnance, quartermaster, transportation, and *衛 生 隊*, "medical unit," form the support group.

  1. 141

    とっかれんたい

    artillery regiment

  2. 142

    せんしゃだいたい

    tank battalion

  3. 143

    しせつだいたい

    engineer battalion

  4. 144

    つうしんだいたい

    signal battalion

  5. 145

    ていさつたい

    reconnaissance unit

  6. 146

    たいせんしゃたい

    anti-tank unit

  7. 147

    ぶきたい

    ordnance unit

  8. 148

    ほきゅうたい

    quartermaster unit

  9. 149

    ゆそうたい

    transportation unit

  10. 150

    えいせいたい

    medical unit

Ground force organization and equipment · Questions 15 of 15

Organization and equipment

The questions review the ground force's organization, institutions, personnel totals, equipment condition, and domestic weapons.

*陸上自衛隊は 何と 何と 何を もって 構成されているか* asks, "What three elements make up the Ground Self-Defense Force?"

An answer names the Ground Staff Office, units, and institutions. Other answers draw on the 1964 survey and the listed domestic weapons.

  1. 151

    りくじょうじえいたいはなにとなにとなにをもってこうせいされているか。

    What three elements make up the Ground Self-Defense Force?

  2. 152

    りくじょうじえいたいのぶたいのたんいはなにか。

    What is the basic unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force?

  3. 153

    ほうめんたいはいくつあるか、それはなにかいってみよ。

    How many armies are there, and what are they? Try to name them.

  4. 154

    これらごほうめんたいのそうかんぶはそれぞれどこにあるか。

    Where is the headquarters of each of these five armies?

  5. 155

    ほうめんたいはなにからへんせいされているか。

    What is an army composed of?

  6. 156

    にほんにはこんにちしだんがいくつあるか。

    How many divisions are there in Japan today?

  7. 157

    りくじょうじえいたいのきかんとしてどんなものがあるか。

    What kinds of institutions does the Ground Self-Defense Force have?

  8. 158

    りくじょうじえいたいのげんじょうはどうか（せんきゅうひゃくろくじゅうよねんのちょうさ）

    What is the present state of the Ground Self-Defense Force? (1964 survey)

  9. 159

    じえいたいのそうびひんはどうか。

    What is the state of the Self-Defense Force’s equipment?

  10. 160

    こくさんひんのへいきとしてすでにあらわれているものにどんなのがあるか。

    What kinds of domestically produced weapons have already appeared?

いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
ある
certain, some
今日
today
どんな
what kind of; what sort of
（一
one
調査）
survey; investi-gation

Ground command and artillery terms · Word list 1 of 3

Command and artillery terms

This word field covers Ground Staff command, regional armies, and artillery formations.

*陸上幕僚監部* means "Ground Staff Office," and *方 面 隊* means "corps."

*特 科 団* means "Artillery Brigade."

  1. 161

    りくじょうばくりょうかんぶ

    Ground Staff Office

  2. 162

    りくじょうばくりょうちょう

    Chief of Ground Staff

  3. 163

    －－－をもって

    by; with

  4. 164

    たんい

    unit

  5. 165

    ほうめんたい

    corps (Japan)

  6. 166

    だん

    brigade

  7. 167

    ぐん

    group

  8. 168

    ほうめんそうかんぶ

    Corps Headquarters (Japan)

  9. 169

    とっかだん

    Artillery Brigade (Japan)

  10. 170

    とっかぐん

    Artillery Group (Japan)

陸上幕僚監部
Ground Staff Office
陸上幕僚長
Chief of Ground Staff
－－－をもって
by; with
方面隊
corps (Japan)
方面総監部
Corps Headquarters (Japan)
特科団
Artillery Brigade (Japan)
特科群
Artillery Group (Japan)

Personnel, depots and hospitals · Word list 2 of 3

Support and personnel terms

This word field covers support formations, depots, hospitals, personnel, and equipment.

*中央補給処* means "central Depot," and *予備自衛官* means "reserve personnel."

*装 備 品* means "equipment."

  1. 171

    しせつだん

    Engineer Brigade (Japan)

  2. 172

    きょういくだん

    Education Brigade

  3. 173

    へんせいする

    organize

  4. 174

    ちゅうおうほきゅうしょ

    central Depot

  5. 175

    ちくほきゅうしょ

    regional depot

  6. 176

    ちくびょういん

    regional hospital

  7. 177

    げんじょう

    present condition

  8. 178

    しょくいん

    civilian component

  9. 179

    よびじえいかん

    reserve personnel

  10. 180

    そうびひん

    equipment

施設団
Engineer Brigade (Japan)
教育団
Education Brigade
編成する
organize
中央補給処
central Depot
地区補給処
regional depot
地区病院
regional hospital
予備自衛官
reserve personnel
装備品
equipment

Domestic weapons and equipment · Word list 3 of 3

Domestic equipment terms

This word field describes old and domestic equipment, model years, and weapons.

*旧 式* means "old style," and *国 産 品* means "domestic goods."

*六二式* means "1962 model."

  1. 181

    きょうよひん

    given goods

  2. 182

    とうじ

    in those days; at that time

  3. 183

    きゅうしき

    old style

  4. 184

    きょくりょく

    to the utmost

  5. 185

    こくさんひん

    domestic goods

  6. 186

    ろくにしき

    1962 model

  7. 187

    ろくまるしき

    1960 model

  8. 188

    せんしゃほう

    tank gun

  9. 189

    たいせんしゃミサイル

    antitank missile

  10. 190

    ちゅうがたせんしゃ

    medium tank

Materials for Conversation and Exercise

1 Materials for Conversation:

a 陸上自衛隊

(1) 陸上幕僚監部

(2) 部隊

(3) 機関

b 陸上幕僚監部

(1) 陸上幕僚長

(2) 六部十四課

c 陸上自衛隊の 部隊

(1) 方面隊――北部、東北、東部、中部、西部

(2) 師団

(3) 団――特科団、空挺団、施設団、教育団 など

(4) 連隊――普通科連隊、特科連隊

(5) 群――特科群、戦車群 など

(6) 大隊――戦車大隊、施設大隊、通信大隊 など

(7) 中隊――司令部付中隊、重迫中隊 など

(8) 隊――衛生隊、輸送隊、武器隊など

d 自衛隊の 機関

(1) 学校――幹部学校、航空学校、施設学校、富士学校 など

(2) 補給処――需品補給処、武器補給処、通信補給処、衛生補給処など

(3) 病院――自衛隊中央病院、福山地区病院、熊本地区病院、札幌地区病院、福岡地区病院

e 国産兵器

(1) 六二式 7.62ミリ 機関銃

(2) 六〇式 106ミリ 無反動砲

(3) 155ミリ 迫撃砲

(4) 105ミリ 榴弾砲

(5) 155ミリ 榴弾砲

(6) 六一式 戦車

(7) 対戦車ミサイル

(8) 六〇式 戦車

2 Exercise:

Fill in the blank spaces with the proper words.

a 方面隊には＿＿、＿＿、＿＿、＿＿、＿＿の五個方面隊がある。

b 陸上自衛隊の機関として＿＿、中央＿＿、地区＿＿、＿＿がある。

c 陸上自衛隊は＿＿、＿＿、＿＿をもって構成されている。

d 陸上幕僚監部は＿＿部＿＿課からなっている。

e 陸上自衛隊の部隊の単位は＿＿、＿＿、団、＿＿、群、＿＿、中隊などである。
Homework

1 Study the Narration thoroughly and memorize the vocabulary.

2 Read the Materials for Conversation and do the exercise given.

3 Learn to read and write the new Kanji.

4 Read the Notes.
供与品
given goods
当事
in those days; at that time
国産品
domestic goods
六二式
1962 model
六〇式
1960 model
戦車砲
tank gun
対戦車ミサイル
antitank missile
中型戦車
medium tank

The particulars

The course
Defense Language Institute, Japanese Basic Course, 1967 to 1971. Public domain. The teaching pages and the narration are ours.
Reading aloud
Digital narration, directed by 1732 Studios.
The book
Botchan, the work this course leads to, free to read here.
Data
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