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下士官兵 (かしかんへい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

下か士し官かん兵へい

Meanings

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noun

enlisted man; non-commissioned officer and below

Military term referring to personnel below the rank of officer, including non-commissioned officers and enlisted soldiers.

下か士し官かん兵へいの訓くん練れんは厳きびしい。
Training for enlisted men is strict.
彼かれは下か士し官かん兵へいとして入にゅう隊たいした。
He enlisted as a non-commissioned officer and below.

Kanji

下below, down, descend
士gentleman, scholar, samurai
官bureaucrat, the government, organ
兵

soldier, private, troops

Similar words

将しょう校こう
将校 refers to commissioned officers, while 下士官兵 refers to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
兵へい士し
兵士 is a general term for soldier, while 下士官兵 specifically denotes the rank category of non-commissioned officers and enlisted men.

Etymology

Compound of 下士 (non-commissioned officer) and 官兵 (government soldier), referring to the combined category of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel in military contexts.