Japanese symbol for “commandos”

奇兵

きへい

Romaji: kihei

irregular soldiers; commandos

In Japanese, commandos is 奇兵, read きへい (kihei).

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Meanings

n irregular soldiers; commandos

Kanji and stroke order

奇

strange, strangeness, curiosity

on: キ
kun: く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい

8 strokes · JLPT 1

兵

soldier, private, troops

on: ヘイ、ヒョウ
kun: つわもの

7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
奇跡	きせき kiseki	miracle; wonder; marvel
奇妙	きみょう kimyou	strange; odd; peculiar
怪奇	かいき kaiki	bizarre; strange; weird
奇襲	きしゅう kishuu	surprise attack
奇数	きすう kisuu	odd number
奇怪	きかい kikai	strange; wonderful; weird
兵器	へいき heiki	arms; weapon; ordnance
兵士	へいし heishi	soldier

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.