Japanese symbol for “regulars”

正規兵

せいきへい

Romaji: seikihei

regulars; regular soldiers

In Japanese, regulars is 正規兵, read せいきへい (seikihei).

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Meanings

n regulars; regular soldiers

Kanji and stroke order

正

correct, justice, righteous

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に

5 strokes · JLPT 3

規

standard, measure

on: キ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

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
正直	しょうじき shoujiki	honest; frank; candid
修正	しゅうせい shuusei	amendment; correction; revision
改正	かいせい kaisei	revision; amendment; alteration
正義	せいぎ seigi	justice; right; righteousness
正式	せいしき seishiki	formal; official; regular
不正	ふせい fusei	injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing
規模	きぼ kibo	scale; scope; plan
規制	きせい kisei	regulation; (traffic) policing; control
兵器	へいき heiki	arms; weapon; ordnance

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.