01
兵士
へいし
soldier
Meanings
- soldier
- private
- troops
- army
- warfare
- strategy
Readings
Onyomi
- ヘイ
- ヒョウ
Kunyomi
- つわもの
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Useful words
02
兵器
へいき
weapon
03
兵役
へいえき
military service
04
兵庫県
ひょうごけん
Hyogo Prefecture
05
徴兵
ちょうへい
conscription
06
水兵
すいへい
sailor
Compare Kanji
01軍Meaning93%army, forceA soldier in 兵 naturally belongs with 軍, the larger army idea.02戦Meaning88%war, battleWarfare gives 兵 its setting, while 戦 names the conflict itself.03武Meaning82%warrior, military武 reinforces the military world around 兵.04士Meaning75%gentleman, scholar士 can mean warrior or samurai, a human role near the soldier sense of 兵.05隊Meaning80%regiment, partyA troop in 隊 turns the single-soldier feeling of 兵 into a group.06攻Meaning69%aggression, attackAttack in 攻 shows one action soldiers may be connected with, without replacing 兵’s role meaning.