Japanese symbol for “conscription”
徴兵
ちょうへい
Romaji: chouhei
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
In Japanese, conscription is 徴兵, read ちょうへい (chouhei).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conscription”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兵役 | へいえき heieki | military service; conscription |
| 徴集 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment |
| 血税 | けつぜい ketsuzei | conscription; compulsory military service |
| 徴兵制 | ちょうへいせい chouheisei | conscription |
| 徴兵制度 | ちょうへいせいど chouheiseido | conscription; draft system |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特徴 | とくちょう tokuchou | feature; trait; characteristic |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy |
| 徴税 | ちょうぜい chouzei | tax collection; taxation |
| 徴用 | ちょうよう chouyou | drafting; requisition; impressment |
| 兵器 | へいき heiki | arms; weapon; ordnance |
| 兵士 | へいし heishi | soldier |
| 核兵器 | かくへいき kakuheiki | nuclear weapon |
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.