歩ほ兵へい

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Meanings

Military term for ground troops who fight on foot. Can refer to the branch or an individual soldier.

〈場ば所しょ〉に歩ほ兵へいを配はい置ちするto station infantry at a location
前ぜん線せんに歩ほ兵へいを配はい置ちした。
They stationed infantry along the front line.
歩ほ兵へいとして戦たたかうto fight as an infantryman
彼かれは歩ほ兵へいとして戦たたかった。
He fought as an infantryman.
歩ほ兵へいを投とう入にゅうするto deploy infantry (into battle)
司し令れい官かんは追つい加かの歩ほ兵へいを投とう入にゅうした。
The commander deployed additional infantry.

兵へい士しN1
兵士 is a general term for any soldier, while 歩兵 specifically denotes a foot soldier who fights on land without a mount.
兵へい卒そつ
兵卒 refers to a low-ranking soldier in general, whereas 歩兵 specifically names the infantry branch or its members.

騎き兵へい
騎兵 (cavalry) fights on horseback, the direct opposite of 歩兵 (infantry), who fight on foot.

砲ほう兵へい
歩兵 (ほへい) and 砲兵 (ほうへい) sound alike but refer to different military branches: infantry versus artillery.
伏ふく兵へい
歩兵 means regular infantry soldiers, while 伏兵 specifically means troops hidden in ambush; the two are easy to mix up because both end in 兵 and refer to soldiers.
工こう兵へい
工兵 are combat engineers who build bridges and clear obstacles, while 歩兵 are foot soldiers who fight on the front line, and the two kanji look similar because both end in 兵.

人にん
Individual soldiers can be counted as people, but this is less specific than dedicated military counters not in the inventory.

Compound of 歩 (ho, 'walk') and 兵 (hei, 'soldier'), literally 'walking soldier'.