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兵

soldier
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingヘイ、ヒョウ
Kun readingつわもの
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. soldierRtK
  2. private
  3. troops
  4. army
  5. warfare
  6. strategy
  7. tactics
  1. (common) soldier
  2. rank and file

Radicals and components

Radical八eightComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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hill · axe (斤) · one (一) · floor · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1429

Compound words

騎兵きへい
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
工兵こうへい
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
徴兵ちょうへい
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
撤兵てっぺい
withdrawal of troops
伏兵ふくへい
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
兵員へいいん
military strength; military personnel
兵器へいき
arms; weapon; ordnance
兵士へいし
soldier
兵舎へいしゃ
barracks
兵隊へいたい
armed forces; military; troops; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier
兵役へいえき
military service; conscription
兵力へいりょく
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
歩兵ほへい
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
砲兵ほうへい
artillery; gunner
民兵みんぺい
militia; militiaman
軍兵ぐんぴょう
armed forces; battle troops
兵糧ひょうろう
(army) provisions; food
派兵はへい
dispatch of troops
将兵しょうへい
officers and men
兵衛ひょうえ
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
海兵隊かいへいたい
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
核兵器かくへいき
nuclear weapon
化学兵器かがくへいき
chemical weapon

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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