兵
Meanings
Noun
1. (common) soldier; rank and file
2. army; troops
3. warfare; strategy
Kanji used
Pitch accent
へい
Used in vocabulary
上等兵
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
Noun
Examples4
軍
The army abandoned the town to the enemy.
革命政府
The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.
悪名高い
The notorious rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
その
Some soldiers were reluctant to obey the commands.