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兵

Soldier
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingヘイ、ヒョウ
Kun readingつわもの
JōyōGrade 4Level 17
  1. (common) soldier
  2. rank and file
  3. army
  4. troops
  5. warfare

Homonyms

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Same reading (へい)
塀 · wall丙 · third rank

Radicals and components

Radical八eight
Components
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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

兵衛ひょうえ
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
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
海兵隊かいへいたい
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
核兵器かくへいき
nuclear weapon
兵庫髷ひょうごわげ
female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period
化学兵器かがくへいき
chemical weapon

On Reading Examples

軍はその町から兵を引いて敵に明け渡した。へい
The army abandoned the town to the enemy.tatoeba
その命令に嫌々従う兵もいた。へい
Some soldiers were reluctant to obey the commands.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は兵役中は軍隊の厳しい規則に従っていた。
He was subjected to strict military discipline while in the service.tatoeba
彼は兵役を免除されている。
He is exempt from the military service.tatoeba
彼は兵士として中国に渡ったが、二度とかえってこなかった。
He went to China as a soldier, never to come back.tatoeba
彼は兵士たちに大声を上げて命令した。
He yelled out an order to the soldiers.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Soldier. 斤 (axe) + 八 (two hands) — two hands gripping an axe.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 兵

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step