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兵額 (へいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

兵へい額がく

Meanings

1

noun

number of soldiers; troop strength

Refers to the total count of soldiers in a military unit or force. Often used in historical or military contexts.

その城しろの兵へい額がくは約やく五ご百ひゃく人にんだった。
The number of soldiers in that castle was about five hundred.
戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの兵へい額がくを調しらべる。
I research the troop strength of the Warring States period.

Kanji

兵soldier, private, troops
額forehead, tablet, plaque

Similar words

兵へい力りょく
兵力 refers to military strength or force in a broader sense, including equipment and morale, while 兵額 specifically means the numerical count of soldiers.

Etymology

Compound of 兵 (hei, 'soldier') and 額 (gaku, 'amount, number'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a soldier count.