Keyword
soldier
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
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 (424 in total)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
arms; weapon; ordnance
mercenary (soldier)
guard; sentinel; garrison
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
enemy (soldier)
Hyōgo Prefecture (Kinki area)
guard (soldier)
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
private army
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
officers and men
armament; soldier's equipment
military police
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
(army) provisions; food
new recruit; conscript
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
art of war; strategy; tactics
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
arms and cavalry; soldiers and (war) horses; troops; armed forces; war; battle
military strength; military personnel
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
logistics; supply; communications
artillery; gunner
(naval) sailor
militia; militiaman
number of soldiers
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
old soldier
regiment of military policemen
military service; conscription
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
sentry; guard
volunteer soldier
dispatch of troops
one soldier
priest soldier; warrior monk
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
raising an army
Ministry of War (Tang dynasty China)
United States Marine Corps; US Marines
remnants of a defeated army
combat medic; medic
body guard; military escort
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
sailor; marine
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
regulars; regular soldiers
volunteer soldier
sniper; sharpshooter
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
branch of the army
castle garrison
small army force
armed forces; battle troops
to raise an army
unsheathed sword
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
long-serving soldier; veteran
private; recruit; aircraftman; seaman
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
military science; strategy; tactics
small build; small stature
militia; paramilitary group
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
military drill
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
powerful army; strengthening of the military
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
one's troops
great stature; large build
remnants of a defeated army
bacteriological weapon
large army; huge force
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
reinforcements; relief
(Japanese Imperial Navy) chief warrant-officer
Hyogo Prefectural Police (abbr)
withdrawal of troops
private first class
branch of an army
lethal weapon; deadly device
parade; review (of troops)
enrich the country, strengthen the army
returned soldier
sick and wounded soldiers
military review; troop review; (military) parade
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
soldier; tactician; strategist
fire caused by war
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE)
mounted archer; horse archer
guard of honour; honor guard; ceremonial guard
armory; armoury
grenadier; grenade thrower
book on military science
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
batman; officer's orderly
military authority
tactician; strategist
military academy; service academy
kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
government soldier; officers and other ranks; officers and enlisted
reserve army; flying column; troops kept in reserve for flexible deployment
recruiting
warrant soldier
reservist; recruit
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
war preparations
military system
new or raw recruit
old soldier; veteran; old hand
military review; (military) parade
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
land troops
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
supply line; line of communications
physical examination (given at conscription)
defeated soldier; defeated troops; routed army
conscription; draft system
arms; war; armed warrior
irregular soldiers; commandos
acoustic weapon; sonic weapon
war; disturbance
heavy drinker; tippler
righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
tactician; strategist
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
manufacture of arms
heavy drinker; tippler
military affairs
military reinforcement
extremely powerful weapon (e.g. nuclear); (lit.) reaction weapon
military affairs
airman; airwoman; aviator
army nurse; medic
biological and chemical weapons
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
(army) provisions; food
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
the art of war; strategy; tactics
military aviator
traveling entertainer who wears a lion mask and does tumbling acts
Imperial bodyguard
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryō period); military command body (early Meiji period)
compulsory military service
crossbowman; arbalist
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
armory; armoury; arsenal; ordnance department
disabled soldier; crippled soldier
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
soldiers and farmers
dummy supporters (e.g. for sports team); dummy soldiers (e.g. left behind when evacuating)
marines (former Japanese Navy)
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
armory; armoury; arms factory; arsenal
battle; war; (arch.) weapons and armour; (arch.) arms
Siberia Intervention (1918-1922); Siberian Expedition
wounded soldier
fire caused by war
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
military register
Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
exemption from military service; draft exemption
universal conscription
chief petty officer (IJN); petty officer first class (US Navy)
Military Service Law (1927-1945)
guardhouse; guardroom
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
a personal guard or bodyguard
draft evasion; evading conscription
evading military service; draft dodging; draft evasion
brave soldier; brave warrior
arms; armed soldier
supreme military power
private; recruit; aircraftman; seaman
stationing of troops
nincompoop; simpleton
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army
guard of honour; honor guard; ceremonial guard
soldier ant
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
logistics; supply; communications
(Chinese) Red Guards
student soldier (in WWII)
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
private first class
Taiwan Expedition (punitive expedition by the Japanese military forces; 1874)
male cadet (aged 14-19) in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (during WWII)
wargame; map exercise; kriegspiel
force reduction; troop reduction
front line of (trenches for) deployed soldiers
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
toy soldier; soldier figurine
heavy drinker; tippler
policy of increasing national prosperity and military power
hostilities; beginning of hostilities
evading military service; draft dodging
specialist (US Army enlisted rank)
Hyogo University of Teacher Education
war chariot
guard of honour; honor guard; ceremonial guard
regular soldiers
instruction in martial arts
naval militia; maritime militia
conscript; draftee; selectee; inductee
ABC weapons (atomic, biological, chemical)
disabled soldier; crippled soldier
military disturbance
black (i.e. African-American) soldier; buffalo soldier
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
picked troops
wargame piece (on a training map); map symbol (representing troops)
don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; (lit.) a defeated general should not talk of strategy
sword blade
petty officer (IJN, RN); petty officer second class (USN)
ravages of war
child soldier
military power
hypersonic glide vehicle; hypersonic glide weapon
swords; arms; warfare
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
number of soldiers
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
distress of war
petty officer third class (USN)
heavy drinker; tippler
military term
mercenary soldier
system of universal conscription
armorer; armourer
support soldier
female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period
paratrooper; parachutist
Hyōgo Prefecture (Kinki area)
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
a little learning is a dangerous thing
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
country bumpkin; yokel; hick
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
evenly splitting the bill
defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat; 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 US 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
healthy soldier
runner (soldier responsible for delivering messages)
Japanese soldier
maintenance engineer; ground crew
pikeman; spearman; lanceman
starting with only a king on the board and three pawns in hand (as a handicap when teaching a beginner)
book on military strategy; treatise on the art of war
Hyogo University of Health Sciences
Swiss Guard; Pontifical Swiss Guard
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.