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jmdict 1454900 Active (id: 1144986)
特攻隊 [news1,nf18]
とっこうたい [news1,nf18]
1. [n]
▶ special attack unit
▶ kamikaze unit
▶ suicide squad
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2020760 特別攻撃隊 1. special attack unit; suicide squad; kamikaze unit



History:
2. A 2013-08-13 08:07:05  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Special_Attack_Units
  Comments:
has currency in english.  i don't see any reason to remove it
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +17,1 @@
+<gloss>special attack unit</gloss>
1. A* 2013-08-13 07:58:33  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
daijs, nipp
  Comments:
"special attack unit" is really only a literal translation -  
daijs etc. specifically describe the kamikaze units. I guess 
it could be preserved in a separate sense though?
  Diff:
@@ -17,1 +17,1 @@
-<gloss>special attack unit</gloss>
+<gloss>kamikaze unit</gloss>
@@ -19,1 +19,0 @@
-<gloss>kamikaze unit</gloss>

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