# 軍 — army; military

軍 means “army; military”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: グン (gun). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: army; military
- On'yomi: グン (gun)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Conflict & rivalry 1

## How to remember 軍

A cover (冖) drawn over the carts (車): the army on the move.

Parts: 冖 cover · 車 cart

## Don't confuse it with

[運](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/carry/) · [揮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brandish/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 1” set

[戦](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/war/) · [勝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/win/) · [軍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/army/) · [争](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/compete/) · [防](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/defend/) · [害](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harm/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/army/. Last updated 2026-11-01.