Moto 兵: Soldier; Private; TroopsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヘイ、ヒョウ
- Kun'yomi
- つわもの
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 358 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヘイ・ヒョウ)
- 核兵器かくへいきnuclear weapon
- 兵へい(common) soldier; rank and file
- 兵器へいきarms; weapon
- 兵士へいしsoldier
- 化学兵器かがくへいきchemical weapon
- 派兵はへいdispatch of troops; despatch of troops
- 兵力へいりょくmilitary force; force of arms
- 海兵隊かいへいたいMarine Corps; Royal Marines
- 兵員へいいんmilitary strength; military personnel
- 兵隊へいたいsoldier; sailor
- 徴兵ちょうへいconscription; recruitment
- 歩兵ほへいinfantry; infantryman
- 兵役へいえきmilitary service; conscription
- 将兵しょうへいofficers and men
- 工兵こうへいcombat engineer; military engineer
- 兵舎へいしゃbarracks
- 伏兵ふくへいambush; troops in ambush
- 上等兵じょうとうへいprivate first-class (army); airman first class (air force)
- 傭兵ようへいmercenary (soldier)
- 傷兵しょうへいwounded soldier
- 兵営へいえいbarracks
- 兵団へいだんarmy corps
- 兵学へいがくmilitary science; strategy
- 兵法ひょうほうart of war; strategy
- 兵糧ひょうろう(army) provisions; food
- 富国強兵ふこくきょうへいenrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
- 小兵こひょうsmall build; small stature
- 水兵すいへい(naval) sailor
- 海兵かいへいsailor; marine
- 狙撃兵そげきへいsniper; sharpshooter
- 砲兵ほうへいartillery; gunner
- 私兵しへいprivate army
- 衛兵えいへいguard; sentinel
- 騎兵きへいcavalry; cavalryman
- かまぼこ兵舎かまぼこへいしゃQuonset hut
- すずの兵隊すずのへいたいtin soldier
- ゲリラ兵ゲリラへいguerrilla
- スイス傭兵スイスようへいSwiss guard
- バイナリー兵器バイナリーへいきbinary weapon; binary chemical weapon
- レーザー兵器レーザーへいきhigh energy laser weapon
- 一兵士いちへいしordinary soldier; mere soldier
- 一等兵いっとうへいprivate (e-2) (US)
- 一等兵曹いっとうへいそうchief petty officer (IJN); petty officer first class (US Navy)
- 三等兵曹さんとうへいそうpetty officer third class (USN)
- 上等兵曹じょうとうへいそうchief petty officer
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 一騎当千の兵いっきとうせんのつわものgreat warrior
Other readings
- 民兵みんぺいmilitia; militiaman
- 軍兵ぐんぴょうarmed forces; battle troops
- 出兵しゅっぺいdispatch of troops; despatch of troops
- 憲兵けんぺいmilitary police
- 撤兵てっぺいwithdrawal of troops
- 新兵しんぺいnew recruit; conscript
- むっつり助兵衛むっつりすけべえlecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
- カマボコ兵舎かまぼこへいしゃQuonset hut
- シベリア出兵シベリアしゅっぺいthe Siberia Intervention (1918-1922); the Siberian Expedition
- スズの兵隊すずのへいたいtin soldier
- 一兵いっぺいone soldier
- 一兵卒いっぺいそつprivate; foot soldier
- 三八式歩兵銃さんぱちしきほへいじゅうArisaka Type 38 rifle
- 三韓出兵さんかんしゅっぺいlegendary military invasion of Korea in the 3rd century
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