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Kenpeitai

/kɛnpeɪˈtaɪ/

Kenpeitai proper noun: the military police of the Imperial Japanese Army that also served as the secret police of Imperial Japan, active from 1881 to 1945.

Proper noun

Kenpeitai

  1. The military police of the Imperial Japanese Army that also served as the secret police of Imperial Japan, active from 1881 to 1945.

Kenpeitai meaning in Indonesian and Myanmar

Kenpeitai in Indonesian

Imperial police force
kempetai

Kenpeitai in Myanmar

Imperial police force
ကင်ပေတိုင် kangpetuing

Forms of Kenpeitai

alternative formKempeitai
alternative formkempeitai
alternative formkenpeitai

Origin of Kenpeitai

Borrowed from Japanese 憲兵隊 (Kenpeitai).

Questions about Kenpeitai

What does Kenpeitai mean?
Kenpeitai means the military police of the Imperial Japanese Army that also served as the secret police of Imperial Japan, active from 1881 to 1945.
What is Kenpeitai in Indonesian?
Kenpeitai in Indonesian is kempetai. See Kenpeitai meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Kenpeitai?
Kenpeitai is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kenpeitai?
Kenpeitai is pronounced /kɛnpeɪˈtaɪ/.

Words near Kenpeitai in the dictionary

  1. kenozooid
  2. kenozooidal
  3. kenozooids
  4. kenpaullone
  5. kenpaullones
  6. Kenpeitai
  7. kenpo
  8. Kenrick
  9. kens
  10. Kensal Green
  11. Kenseikai

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