Japanese Basic Course 1732 Studios

Japanese · Lesson 156

Lesson 158

Narration and the written language

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Maritime force organization · Narration 1 of 2

A force for defense at sea

*海上自衛隊は、海上幕僚監部、部隊、機関を もって 構成されている* means "The Maritime Self-Defense Force consists of the Maritime Staff Office, units, and institutions."

Its units include fleets and district forces, while its institutions include schools and hospitals.

Specialized forces within the fleet

*自衛艦隊は 自衛艦隊司令部 及び 護衛艦隊一、航空集団一、掃海隊群一、その他 長官の 定める 部隊を もって 編成されている* describes the Self-Defense Fleet's organization.

It has a headquarters, one fleet escort force, one fleet air force, one minesweeper flotilla, and other designated units.

The district forces at five locations also contain specialized divisions and units.

Kanji: 艦

New kanji in these lines. Read down: the kanji, its reading, then the words it makes.

  1. 1

    かいじょうじえいたいは、かいじょうばくりょうかんぶ、ぶたい、きかんをもってこうせいされている。

    The Maritime Self-Defense Force consists of the Maritime Staff Office, units, and institutions.

    海上Maritime Self-Defense Force
    自衛Maritime Self-Defense Force
    隊Maritime Self-Defense Force
    は、topic
    海上Maritime Staff Office
    幕僚Maritime Staff Office
    監部、Maritime Staff Office
    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

    ぶたいはじえいかんたい、ちほうたい、きょういくこうくうしゅうだん、れんしゅうかんたいそのたのちょうかんちょっかつぶたいからなり、きかんにはがっこう、びょういんがある。

    The units consist of the Self-Defense Fleet, district forces, the Air Training Command, the Training Squadron, and other units directly under the Chief of Staff, while the institutions include schools and hospitals.

  3. 3

    じえいかんたいはじえいかんたいしれいぶおよびごえいかんたいいち、こうくうしゅうだんいち、そうかいたいぐんいち、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。

    The Self-Defense Fleet is organized into the Self-Defense Fleet Headquarters, one fleet escort force, one fleet air force, one minesweeper flotilla, and other units designated by the Chief of Staff.

  4. 4

    ちほうたいはよこすか、くれ、させぼ、まいづる、おおみなとにあって、げんそくとしてちほうそうかんぶ、ごえいたい、くせんたい、そうかいたい、ぎょらいていたい、

    The district forces are located at Yokosuka, Kure, Sasebo, Maizuru, and Ominato and, as a rule, consist of a district headquarters, escort divisions, submarine chaser divisions, minesweeper divisions, torpedo boat divisions,

  5. 5

    ようりくたい、きちたい、こうくうたい、きょういくたい、つうしんたい、きちけいぼうたい、けいびたい、ぼうびたい、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。

    landing divisions, base units, air units, training units, communications units, base defense units, security units, defense units, and other units designated by the Chief of Staff.

1 Maritime Self-Defense Force

The Maritime Self-Defense Force was established in 1952. It has approximately 40,000 personnel and 230 vessels consisting of destroyers, escort vessels, submarines, torpedo vessels, and minesweepers.

Japan is an ’’island country” with 25,640 kilometers of coastline. She depends much upon foreign trade. The volume of imports amounts to 120,674,000 tons in a year. Japan has a merchant fleet of 8,500,000 tons and fishing boats totalling 2,030,000 tons. This underlines the importance of maritime defense in securing the freedom of activity of the people on the high seas; therefore, the main mission of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force is to engage in anti-submarine patrol, escort of fleet and patrol around harbors.

To accomplish this mission, the Maritime SelfDefense Force operationally covers activities in the air, on the water and underwater, and it is assigned self-defense fleet, fleet escort force, fleet air force, air training command, five regional districts, submarine and various

other units.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force has no battleships, but it has escort destroyers of 1,000 tons and 3,000 tons with excellent radars, sonars, and surface-to-air missiles (TARTAR).

There is a world-wide trend to change from a bigship and heavy-gun policy to a small-ship and efficientarms policy. The Maritime Self-Defense Force is making an effort to modernize and mechanize their equipment along this pattern.

Domestic shipbuilding of vessels for MSDF was started in 1953 and up-to-date, 90 ships have been built.
海上
on the sea; over the sea
隊
small unit
は、
leaves
機関
agency; organ; machine
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
いる。
to need (See Gram. Notes)
地方
country, region
航空
aviation; flight
の
See Grammar Notes
長官
chief; head
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
病院
hospital
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
ある。
certain, some
一、
one
群
group
定める
stipulate; provide; lay down (v.i.)
原則
principle; general rule
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
し
city

Naval strength and goodwill cruise · Narration 2 of 2

The force in numbers

*海上自衛隊の 現状を 見ると* introduces the force's current personnel and vessels.

The line gives 34,963 service members, 4,980 civilian employees, and 222 defense vessels.

The maritime force that patrols and escorts also has 240 aircraft, schools, and hospitals.

Four ships sent for goodwill

*海上自衛隊は 一九六四年 七月 練習艦隊「てるづき」、「まきなみ」、「ありあけ」、「ゆうぐれ」の 護衛艦四隻からなる、遠洋航海部隊を 親善のため アメリカ、カナダに 送った* describes a goodwill mission.

In July 1964, the force sent four Training Squadron escort ships to the United States and Canada.

Kanji: 幹

New kanji in these lines. Read down: the kanji, its reading, then the words it makes.

Kanji: 援

New kanji in these lines. Read down: the kanji, its reading, then the words it makes.

  1. 6

    かいじょうじえいたいのげんじょうをみると、じんいんはじえいかんさんまんよんせんきゅうひゃくろくじゅうさんにん、しょくいんよんせんきゅうひゃくはちじゅうにん、かんていはごえいかんよんじゅうななせき、せんすいかんななせき、そうかいてい、ふせつかんなどをふくむきらいかんていよんじゅうきゅうせき、しょうかいかんていよんじゅうさんせき、ようりくかんていごじゅうにせき、とくむかんていにじゅうよんせきなどじえいかんにひゃくにじゅうにせき、やくじゅうよんまんごせんトン、しえんせんにひゃくごじゅうさんせきである。

    At present, the Maritime Self-Defense Force has 34,963 Self-Defense Force personnel and 4,980 civilian employees; its vessels include 47 escort ships, 7 submarines, 49 mine-warfare vessels including minesweepers and minelayers, 43 patrol vessels, 52 landing vessels, and 24 auxiliary vessels, for a total of 222 Self-Defense Force vessels weighing about 145,000 tons, as well as 253 support craft.

  2. 7

    そのうちこくさん、しんぞうかんはきゅうじゅっせきとなっている。

    Of these, 90 are newly built domestic vessels.

  3. 8

    こうくうきはピーツーブイ-セブンおおがたしょうかいきろくじゅっき、エスツーエフ-ワンたいせんしょうかいきろくじゅっき、ヘリコプターさんじゅうごき、そのたはちじゅうごき、ごうけいにひゃくよんじゅっきである。

    Its aircraft consist of 60 P2V-7 large patrol planes, 60 S2F-1 antisubmarine patrol planes, 35 helicopters, and 85 other aircraft, for a total of 240 aircraft.

  4. 9

    きかんとしてかんぶがっこう、かんぶこうほせいがっこう、かくじゅっかがっこうおよびよんちくにびょういんがある。

    Its institutions include the Staff College, the Officer Candidate School, the various technical schools, and hospitals in four districts.

  5. 10

    かいじょうじえいたいはせんきゅうひゃくろくじゅうよねんしちがつれんしゅうかんたい「てるづき」、「まきなみ」、「ありあけ」、「ゆうぐれ」のごえいかんよんせきからなる、えんようこうかいぶたいをしんぜんのためアメリカ、カナダにおくった。

    In July 1964, the Maritime Self-Defense Force sent a long-distance cruise unit, consisting of the four Training Squadron escort ships Teruzuki, Makinami, Ariake, and Yugure, to the United States and Canada on a goodwill mission.

現状
present condition
と、
and (See Gram. Notes)
人員
personnel
は
leaves
三
three
四千
4,000
九百
900
六十
60
人、
people
職員
staff; faculty
八十
80
艦艇
ships
四十
40
七
seven
隻、
counter for vessels
など
and so forth, etc.
ふくむ
contain? include
九
nine
五十
50
二
two
二十
20
四
four
二百
200
十
ten
五千
5,000
トン、
ton (See Cult. Notes
支援
support
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
うち
home, house
国産、
domestically produced; domestic product
九十
90
三十
30
五
five
合計
total
一
one
六
six
年
year (See Grammar Notes)
月
moon, month (See Grammar Notes)
「てる
to shine (v.i.)
なみ」、
wave
航海
navigation
親善
goodwill
アメリカ、
America; U.S.A.
カナダ
Canada

Fleet command and escort forces · Questions 1 of 6

From fleet to flotilla

*第一護衛隊群* means "First Escort Flotilla."

The questions ask for names within the Self-Defense Fleet and its fleet escort force.

Other responses name the fleet, its headquarters, or the Fleet Escort Force Headquarters.

  1. 11

    かいじょうじえいたい

    Maritime Self-Defense Force

  2. 12

    かいじょうばくりょうちょう

    Chief of the Maritime Staff

  3. 13

    かいじょうばくりょうかんぶ

    Maritime Staff Office

  4. 14

    じえいかんたい

    Self-Defense Fleet

  5. 15

    じえいかんたいしれいぶ

    Self-Defense Fleet Headquarters

  6. 16

    ごえいかんたい

    fleet escort force

  7. 17

    ごえいかんたいしれいぶ

    Fleet Escort Force Headquarters

  8. 18

    だいいちごえいたいぐん

    First Escort Flotilla

  9. 19

    だいにごえいたいぐん

    Second Escort Flotilla

  10. 20

    だいさんごえいたいぐん

    Third Escort Flotilla

Air groups and underway training · Questions 2 of 6

Air and underway commands

*航空集団* means "fleet air force."

The questions ask for specialized maritime commands and their subordinate units.

*第一海上訓練指導隊*, "First Underway Training Unit," names one unit within the Underway Training Command.

Kanji: 訓

New kanji in these lines. Read down: the kanji, its reading, then the words it makes.

  1. 21

    だいにそうかいたいぐん

    Second Minesweeper Flotilla

  2. 22

    こうくうしゅうだん

    fleet air force

  3. 23

    こうくうしゅうだんしれいぶ

    Fleet Air Force Headquarters

  4. 24

    だいいちこうくうぐん

    First Air Group

  5. 25

    だいにこうくうぐん

    Second Air Group

  6. 26

    だいさんこうくうぐん

    Third Air Group

  7. 27

    だいよんこうくうぐん

    Fourth Air Group

  8. 28

    だいにじゅういちこうくうぐん

    Twenty-first Air Group

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    かいじょうくんれんしどうたいぐん

    Underway Training Command

  10. 30

    だいいちかいじょうくんれんしどうたい

    First Underway Training Unit

District forces and air training · Questions 3 of 6

District forces and air training

*横須賀地方隊* means "Yokosuka District Force."

The questions ask for the five district forces and the command responsible for air training.

*教育航空集団*, "Air Training Command," names the air-training component.

  1. 31

    だいにかいじょうくんれんしどうたい

    Second Underway Training Unit

  2. 32

    だいさんかいじょうくんれんしどうたい

    Third Underway Training Unit

  3. 33

    ちょっかつぶたい

    units directly under the Chief of Staff

  4. 34

    よこすかちほうたい

    Yokosuka District Force

  5. 35

    くれちほうたい

    Kure District Force

  6. 36

    させぼちほうたい

    Sasebo District Force

  7. 37

    まいづるちほうたい

    Maizuru District Force

  8. 38

    おおみなとちほうたい

    Ominato District Force

  9. 39

    きょういくこうくうしゅうだん

    Air Training Command

  10. 40

    きょういくこうくうしゅうだんしれいぶ

    Air Training Command Headquarters

Training, testing and support units · Questions 4 of 6

Training and support formations

*練習艦隊* means "training squadron."

The questions ask for training, testing, minesweeping, education, and medical parts of the force.

Other responses name the Service Test Unit, First Minesweeper Flotilla, schools, or hospitals.

  1. 41

    かのやきょういくこうくうぐん

    Kanoya Air Training Group

  2. 42

    うつのみやきょういくこうくうぐん

    Utsunomiya Air Training Group

  3. 43

    ちょっかつぶたい

    units directly under the Chief of Staff

  4. 44

    れんしゅうかんたい

    training squadron

  5. 45

    じつようじっけんたい

    Service Test Unit

  6. 46

    だいいちそうかいたいぐん

    First Minesweeper Flotilla

  7. 47

    そのたのちょっかつぶたい

    other units directly under the Chief of Staff

  8. 48

    がっこう

    schools

  9. 49

    びょういん

    hospitals

  10. 50

    だいいちごえいたいぐん

    1st Escort Flotilla

Fleet units and organization · Questions 5 of 6

What makes up the force

*海上自衛隊は 何と何と何をもって 構成されているか* means "What three things make up the Maritime Self-Defense Force?"

An answer names the Maritime Staff Office, units, and institutions.

The other questions ask what makes up the units, institutions, and Self-Defense Fleet.

  1. 51

    そうかいたいぐん

    Minesweeper Flotilla

  2. 52

    だいいちこうくうぐん

    1st Air Wing

  3. 53

    かいじょうくんれんしどうたいぐん

    Underway Training Coiraiand

  4. 54

    かいじょうくんれんしどうたい

    Underway Training Unit

  5. 55

    きょういくこうくうぐん

    Air Training Group

  6. 56

    じつようじっけんたい

    Operational De­velopment Group

  7. 57

    かいじょうじえいたいはなんとなんとなんをもってこうせいされているか。

    What three things make up the Maritime Self-Defense Force?

  8. 58

    ぶたいはなにからなっているか。

    What do the units consist of?

  9. 59

    きかんにはどんなものがあるか。

    What kinds of institutions are there?

  10. 60

    じえいかんたいはなにをもってへんせいされているか。

    What units make up the Self-Defense Fleet?

いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
どんな
what kind of; what sort of
もの
things (tangible)
ある
certain, some

Personnel, vessels and aircraft · Questions 6 of 6

The scale of the force

*海上自衛隊の 人員は どのくらいか* means "How many personnel does the Maritime Self-Defense Force have?"

The questions ask where the district forces are and how large the maritime force is.

An answer gives the personnel total. Other answers give vessel and aircraft totals or name institutions.

  1. 61

    ちほうたいはどこにあるか。

    Where are the district forces located?

  2. 62

    ちほうたいはなにをもってへんせいされているか。

    What units make up the district forces?

  3. 63

    かいじょうじえいたいのじんいんはどのくらいか。

    How many personnel does the Maritime Self-Defense Force have?

  4. 64

    かんていは？

    How many vessels does it have?

  5. 65

    こくさん、しんぞうかんはどのくらいあるか。

    How many newly built domestic vessels are there?

  6. 66

    こうくうきはどのくらいあるか。

    How many aircraft are there?

  7. 67

    かいじょうじえいたいのきかんにはどんなものがあるか。

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

どの
which (pre-substantive) (See Notes)
くらい
dark

Maritime commands and fleets · Word list 1 of 4

Commands and formations

*海上幕僚監部* means "Maritime Staff Office," while *自 衛 艦 隊* means "Self-Defense Fleet."

These words name the force's commands, fleets, flotillas, landing units, and district headquarters.

*掃 海 隊 群* means "minesweeper flotilla."

  1. 68

    かいじょうばくりょうかんぶ

    Maritime Staff Office

  2. 69

    じえいかんたい

    Self-Defense Fleet

  3. 70

    ちほうたい

    regional district

  4. 71

    きょういくこうくうしゅうだん

    air training group command

  5. 72

    れんしゅうかんたい

    training squadron

  6. 73

    ごえいかんたい

    fleet escort force

  7. 74

    こうくうしゅうだん

    fleet air force

  8. 75

    そうかいたいぐん

    minesweeper flotilla

  9. 76

    ようりくたい

    landing ship and craft division

  10. 77

    ちほうそうかんぶ

    Regional District Headquarters

海上幕僚監部
Maritime Staff Office
自衛艦隊
Self-Defense Fleet
地方隊
regional district
教育航空集団
air training group command
練習艦隊
training squadron
護衛艦隊
fleet escort force
航空集団
fleet air force
掃海隊群
minesweeper flotilla
揚陸隊
landing ship and craft division
地方総監部
Regional District Headquarters

Bases, personnel and destroyers · Word list 2 of 4

Bases, people, and ships

*基 地 隊* means "local base," and *教 育 隊* means "recruit training center."

These words name base and training units, personnel, and ships.

The set moves from organizations to *人 員*, "personnel," and *護 衛 艦*, "destroyer."

  1. 78

    くせんたい

    subchaser division

  2. 79

    ぎょらいていたい

    torpedo boat division

  3. 80

    きちたい

    local base

  4. 81

    きちけいぼうたい

    base operations and activities

  5. 82

    けいびたい

    base activities unit

  6. 83

    ぼうびたい

    base operations unit

  7. 84

    きょういくたい

    recruit training center

  8. 85

    かんてい

    ships

  9. 86

    じんいん

    personnel

  10. 87

    ごえいかん

    destroyer

駆潜隊
subchaser division
魚雷艇隊
torpedo boat division
基地隊
local base
基地警防隊
base operations and activities
警備隊
squad of patrolmen; guards
防備隊
base operations unit
教育隊
recruit training center
護衛艦
destroyer

Naval vessel types · Word list 3 of 4

Counting and naming vessels

*隻* means "counter for vessels," while *潜 水 艦* means "submarine."

These words name ship types and the counter used with vessels.

*支 援 船* means "support ship," one of several support and specialized vessel types in the set.

  1. 88

    せき

    counter for vessels

  2. 89

    せんすいかん

    submarine

  3. 90

    そうかいてい

    minesweeper

  4. 91

    ふせつかん

    mine-layer, barge

  5. 92

    きらいかんてい

    mine warfare ship

  6. 93

    しょうかいかんてい

    patrol vessel

  7. 94

    ようりくかんてい

    amphibious vessel

  8. 95

    とくむかんてい

    auxiliary service ship

  9. 96

    じえいかん

    defense ship

  10. 97

    しえんせん

    support ship

隻
counter for vessels
潜水艦
submarine
掃海艇
minesweeper
敷設艦
mine-layer, barge
機雷艦艇
mine warfare ship
哨戒艦艇
patrol vessel
揚陸艦艇
amphibious vessel
特務艦艇
auxiliary service ship
自衛艦
defense ship
支援船
support ship

Patrol aircraft and officer training · Word list 4 of 4

Aircraft, schools, and goodwill

*大 型 哨 戒 機* means "large patrol plane," and *幹部候補生学校* means "officer candidate school."

These words cover patrol aircraft, officer training, and overseas goodwill cruises.

*遠洋航海部隊* means "long cruise squadron," while *親 善* gives the mission's purpose, "goodwill."

  1. 98

    しんぞうかん

    newly-built vessel

  2. 99

    おおがたしょうかいき

    large patrol plane

  3. 100

    たいせんしょうかいき

    anti-submarine patrol plane

  4. 101

    こうくうたい

    flight squadron

  5. 102

    かんぶがっこう

    staff college

  6. 103

    かんぶこうほせいがっこう

    officer candidate school

  7. 104

    じゅっかがっこう

    service school

  8. 105

    えんようこうかいぶたい

    long cruise squadron

  9. 106

    しんぜん

    goodwill

Materials for Conversation and Exercise

1 Materials:

戦 艦 (battleship)

巡 洋 艦 (cruiser)

重 巡 洋 艦 (heavy cruiser)

軽巡洋艦 (light cruiser)

航空母艦（空母） (aircraft carrier)

攻撃航空母艦 (attack aircraft carrier)

対潜航空母艦 (anti-submarine aircraft carrier)

駆 逐 艦 (destroyer)

フリゲイト (frigate)

護 衛 艦 (escort vessel)

潜 水 艦 (submarine)

攻 撃 潜 水 艦 (attack submarine)

誘 導 弾 潜 水 艦 (guided missile submarine)

対潜攻撃潜水艦 (anti-submarine attack submarine)

レーダー哨戒潜水艦 (radar-picket submarine)

弾 道 弾 潜 水 艦 (ballistic missile submarine)

原子力潜水艦 (atomic submarine)

補 助 艦 船 (auxiliary vessel)

給 油 艦 (oiler)

2 Exercise:

a Match the words in Column B with those in Column A by placing the letters preceding the words in Column B into the proper spaces provided in Column A.

1 航空母艦

2 特務艦艇

3 自衛艦

4 駆逐艦

5 揚陸艦艇

6 潜水艦

7 支援船

8 掃海艇

9 機雷艦艇

10 練習艦隊

11 巡洋艦

12 給油艦

13 哨戒艦艇

14 新造艦

15 敷設艦

a destroyer

b training squadron

c submarine

d oil supply ship

e minesweeper

f newly-built vessel

g aircraft carrier

h patrol vessel

i minelayer

j defense ship

k amphibious vessel

l support ship

m auxiliary service vessel

n cruiser

o mine warfare ship
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.
新造艦
newly-built vessel
大型哨戒機
large patrol plane
対潜哨戒機
anti-submarine patrol plane
航空隊
flight squadron
幹部学校
staff college
幹部候補生学校
officer candidate school
術科学校
service school
遠洋航海部隊
long cruise squadron

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
JSON · Markdown · A guide for agents
Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.