Etymology

Kenpeitai

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Today it means: The military police of the Imperial Japanese Army that also served as the secret police of Imperial Japan, active from 1881 to 1945. Full definition →

Japanese 憲兵隊
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from憲兵隊
  2. English todayKenpeitai

Borrowed from Japanese 憲兵隊 (Kenpeitai).

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