兵 — kanji meaning “soldier”
兵
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
- Meanings
- soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
- On'yomi
- ヘイ (hei)、ヒョウ (hyou)
- Kun'yomi
- つわもの
- Name readings
- へ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #522 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 12
- Chinese reading
- bīng — Chinese character page
Words with 兵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 兵隊 | へいたい heitai | armed forces; military; troops |
| 徴兵 | ちょうへい chouhei | conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment |
| 兵役 | へいえき heieki | military service; conscription |
| 兵力 | へいりょく heiryoku | military force; force of arms; strength of an army |
| 歩兵 | ほへい hohei | infantry; infantryman; foot soldier |
| 派兵 | はへい hahei | dispatch of troops |
| 民兵 | みんぺい minpei | militia; militiaman |
| 海兵 | かいへい kaihei | sailor; marine |
| 憲兵 | けんぺい kenpei | military police |
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