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兵士 (へいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Many soldiers headed to the battlefield.
He is training young soldiers.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 兵へい 士し を 派は 遣けん する to send soldiers to a place
The government sent soldiers to that region.
兵へい 士し として 戦たたか う to fight as a soldier
In his youth, he fought as a soldier.
兵へい 士し になる to become a soldier
Many young people chose to become soldiers.
Kanji 兵 soldier, private, troops 士 gentleman, scholar, samurai Related words· 14 軍人 covers all military personnel including officers, while 兵士 usually refers to rank-and-file soldiers.
戦士 evokes a warrior or fighter with a dramatic or historical tone, whereas 兵士 is the neutral modern word for a soldier.
兵隊 is a more colloquial, everyday way to say soldier, while 兵士 sounds slightly more formal or literary.
兵士 is the general word for a soldier in any army, while 傭兵 refers specifically to a soldier hired for pay, often in a foreign force.
Show 10 more 兵士 is the clear, everyday word for an individual soldier, while 兵 is a shorter, more literary or historical term for the same idea.
兵士 is the everyday Japanese word for a soldier, while トルーパー is a loanword used mainly for translated titles, games, or specific fictional units.
兵士 is a general term for any soldier, while 歩兵 specifically denotes a foot soldier who fights on land without a mount.
将兵 collectively covers both officers and enlisted men, while 兵士 refers only to ordinary soldiers without regard to rank.
Etymology Compound of 兵 (hei, 'soldier, weapon') and 士 (shi, 'gentleman, warrior'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to mean 'soldier' since at least the Meiji period.
兵士 refers to an individual soldier, whereas 軍兵 is a collective, somewhat literary term for a body of troops.
兵士 is a common, somewhat casual word for a soldier (often in a combat context), while 自衛官 is the official term for a member of Japan's SDF regardless of role.
兵士 is the generic word for a soldier of any kind, whereas 民兵 specifically denotes an irregular, citizen-based fighter rather than a member of a professional army.
兵士 is a general term for a soldier of any branch, whereas 海兵 specifically denotes a member of a naval or marine force.
兵士 means a soldier in general, including modern military personnel, while 武士 refers specifically to Japan's historical samurai class.
兵士 refers to a single soldier, while 兵員 treats soldiers as an aggregate figure or headcount.
