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ペドコン
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ペドコン

Pedokon · ぺどこん — Vietcong, Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)

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ペドコン in rōmaji: pedokon.

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Updated: 2026年9月14日
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表層形 (Surface)
ペドコン
読み (Reading)
ペドコン
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
ペドコン
読み・基本形
ペドコン
表記・基本形
ペドコン
見出し語の読み
ペドコン
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This is an archaic term for the Viet Cong, rarely used in modern Japanese. You may encounter it in historical texts or war documentaries.

ペドコンは南ベトナムで活動していた。
Pedokon wa minami Betonamu de katsudō shite ita.
The Viet Cong operated in South Vietnam.

その映画はペドコンとの戦いを描いている。
Sono eiga wa Pedokon to no tatakai o egaite iru.
That movie depicts the fight against the Viet Cong.

⚖️ Commonly confused with 'ベトコン' (betokon), which is the standard modern term.

💡 English Meaning

ペドコン means “Vietcong, Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)” — full definition & examples →

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