Keyword
soldier
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1429
Readings
へい
(91%)
ぺい
(3%)
Composed of
hill
short legs
Used in kanji (2 in total)
beach
rivet
Used in vocabulary (373 in total)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
arms; weapon; ordnance
mercenary (soldier)
soldier; sailor
guard; sentinel; garrison
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
enemy (soldier)
guard (soldier)
private army
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
officers and men
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
armament; soldier's equipment
military police
(army) provisions; food
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
art of war; strategy; tactics
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
new recruit; conscript
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
hand-to-hand combat
military strength; military personnel
logistics; supply; communications
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
artillery; gunner
(naval) sailor
number of soldiers
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
regiment of military policemen
old soldier
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
militia; militiaman
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
priest soldier; warrior monk
military service; conscription
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
one soldier
sentry; guard
volunteer soldier
raising an army
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
remnants of a defeated army
combat medic; medic
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
regulars; regular soldiers
sniper; sharpshooter
volunteer soldier
sailor; marine
body guard; military escort
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
castle garrison
armed forces; battle troops
branch of the army
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
to raise an army
small army force
unsheathed sword
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
military science; strategy; tactics
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
private (e-1) (US)
long-serving soldier; veteran
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
large army; huge force
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
parade; review (of troops)
military drill
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
small build; small stature
one's troops
remnants of a defeated army
reinforcements; relief
(Japanese Imperial Navy) chief warrant-officer
powerful army; strengthening of the military
bacteriological weapon
withdrawal of troops
private (e-2) (US)
great stature; large build
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
lethal weapon; deadly device
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
branch of an army
returned soldier
fire caused by war
soldier; tactician; strategist
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
sick and wounded soldiers
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
book on military science
military authority
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
grenadier; grenade thrower
guard of honor; guard of honour
batman; officer's orderly
kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
government soldier; officers and other ranks; officers and enlisted
tactician; strategist
war preparations
military system
recruiting
high energy laser weapon
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
armory; armoury
new or raw recruit
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
land troops
old soldier; veteran; old hand
reservist; recruit
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
military review; (military) parade
irregular soldiers; commandos
physical examination (given at conscription)
supply line; line of communications
heavy drinker; tippler
righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
war; disturbance
manufacture of arms
tactician; strategist
warrant soldier
military affairs
arms; war; armed warrior
military reinforcement
conscription; draft system
extremely powerful weapon (e.g. nuclear); (lit.) reaction weapon
army nurse; medic
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
military affairs
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
(army) provisions; food
heavy drinker; tippler
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
the art of war; strategy; tactics
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
militia; paramilitary group
traveling entertainer who wears a lion mask and does tumbling acts
Imperial bodyguard
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryo period); military command body (early Meiji period)
armory; armoury; arsenal; ordnance department
soldiers and farmers
marines (former Japanese Navy)
compulsory military service
battle; war; (arch.) weapons and armour; (arch.) arms
disabled soldier; crippled soldier
dummy supporters (e.g. for sports team); dummy soldiers (e.g. left behind when evacuating)
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
exemption from military service; draft exemption
armory; armoury; arms factory; arsenal
wounded soldier
fire caused by war
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
Siberia Intervention (1918-1922); Siberian Expedition
universal conscription
chief petty officer (IJN); petty officer first class (US Navy)
military register
a personal guard or bodyguard
guardhouse; guardroom
draft evasion; evading conscription
arms; armed soldier
supreme military power
brave soldier; brave warrior
stationing of troops
nincompoop; simpleton
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army
soldier ant
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
private (e-1) (US)
biological and chemical weapons
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
front line of (trenches for) deployed soldiers
toy soldier; soldier figurine
(Chinese) Red Guards
Taiwan Expedition (punitive expedition by the Japanese military forces; 1874)
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
hostilities; beginning of hostilities
regular soldiers
policy of increasing national prosperity and military power
evading military service; draft dodging
war chariot
evading military service; draft dodging; draft evasion
disabled soldier; crippled soldier
private (e-2) (US)
conscript; draftee; selectee; inductee
black (i.e. African-American) soldier; buffalo soldier
military disturbance
instruction in martial arts
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
force reduction; troop reduction
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
picked troops
Military Service Law (1927-1945)
military power
specialist (US Army enlisted rank)
sword blade
child soldier
ravages of war
petty officer (IJN, RN); petty officer second class (USN)
don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; (lit.) a defeated general should not talk of strategy
number of soldiers
distress of war
military term
petty officer third class (USN)
heavy drinker; tippler
logistics; supply; communications
mercenary soldier
paratrooper; parachutist; parachute trooper
naval militia; maritime militia
support soldier
female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period
swords; arms; warfare
armorer; armourer
heavy drinker; tippler
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
a little learning is a dangerous thing
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period
guard of honor; guard of honour
the point of a sword; the advance of an army
draft exemption; exemption from conscription
intermediate-range nuclear forces
system of universal conscription
Defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; Being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat (failure); Pride comes before a fall
strategy of close-quarters fighting
conquest of the three Koreas (legendary military invasion of the Korean kingdoms; 3rd century CE)
yokohyōgo; yoko-hyogo; extravagant female hairstyle worn by oiran courtesans
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa
coming of age ceremony where boys get a new loincloth and girls a new underskirt
active and (first) reserve duty
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
binary weapon; binary chemical weapon
draft refuser; draft objector
draft refuser; draft objector
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier; infantry battle; battle between infantry
weapons and armour; soldier; battle; war
Shimohyōgo Station (Wakayama)
razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus)
hebesu (var. of citrus fruit from Miyazaki); hebezu
Examples (107 in total)
A lot of soldiers died here.
The soldier was not in the least afraid to die.
The soldier gave me water.