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兵士 (へいし, heishi) Japanese meaning: soldier | 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.
軍ぐん 兵ぴょう
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.
