日本航空自衛隊 にほんこうくうじえいたい Meanings Noun Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF Kanji 日 day 本 origin. Read as ホン. 航 navigate. Read as コウ. 空 sky. Read as クウ. 自 self 衛 guard. Read as エイ. 隊 unit. Read as タイ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists