兵へい種しゅ

noun

branch of an army; arm of the service

Military term referring to a category of troops based on their primary function or equipment, such as infantry, cavalry, or artillery.

• 歩ほ兵へいは最もっとも古ふるい兵へい種しゅの一ひとつだ。

  Infantry is one of the oldest branches of an army.

• 彼かれは新あたらしい兵へい種しゅの創そう設せつを提てい案あんした。

  He proposed the establishment of a new arm of the service.