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Japanese symbol for “commissariat”

Romaji: heitanbu
commissariat

In Japanese, commissariat is , read (heitanbu).

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Meanings

  1. n commissariat

Kanji and stroke order

soldier, private, troops
on: ヘイ、ヒョウ
kun: つわもの
7 strokes · JLPT 2
stop, halt
on: タン
kun: た.つ、たたず.む、えき
10 strokes
section, bureau, dept
on: ブ
kun: -べ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へいき heikiarms; weapon; ordnance
へいし heishisoldier
かくへいき kakuheikinuclear weapon
へいたい heitaiarmed forces; military; troops
ちょうへい chouheiconscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
へいえき heiekimilitary service; conscription
へいたん heitanlogistics; supply; communications
へいたんがく heitangakulogistics
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole

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.