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Japan · Japanese meaning
Kettai can sound strange—or mean forming a unit
In Japan’s Kinki dialect, kettai describes something odd. A separate word with the same sound, written 結隊, means forming a unit of troops. These are homophones, rather than two senses of one word.
Matching sounds do not guarantee matching meanings.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10