軍

ぐん · gun · JLPT N3 · noun

army

🪖 冖 cover + 車 chariot = chariots in a ring: an army. Read gun, and armies carry guns

The 冖 on top was originally a sign for encircling, and 車 below is a war chariot. Chariots drawn up in a ring meant a camp of troops. The reading ぐん (gun) is a handy sound hook, since armies carry guns.

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