軍ぐん卒そつ

noun

soldier; private

A somewhat formal or literary term for a common soldier or rank-and-file military member. In modern contexts, 兵士 (へいし) is more common.

• 彼かれは一いっ介かいの軍ぐん卒そつとして戦せん場じょうに赴おもむいた。

  He went to the battlefield as a mere private.