退役軍人

たいえきぐんじん

Meanings

1. Noun ex-serviceman; veteran

Kanji

• 退 withdraw. Read as タイ.
• 役 role. Read as エキ.
• 軍 army. Read as グン.
• 人 person. Read as ジン.

Example sentences

• 私の叔父はベトナム戦争の退役軍人だ。
  My uncle is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
• 彼は退役軍人ではないかと思った。
  I guessed that he was an ex-serviceman.

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