兵 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 兵意味

soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

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兵 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

つわもの tsuwamono

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ヘイ hei
ヒョウ hyou

Examples

軍はその町から兵を引いて敵に明け渡した。

The army abandoned the town to the enemy.

革命政府は、民衆から兵をつのって防戦するとともに、共和政治を確立して、捕らえていたルイ１６世を処刑しました。

The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.

その命令に嫌々従う兵もいた。

Some soldiers were reluctant to obey the commands.

悪名高い反乱兵はついに捕らえられ、拘置所に身柄を拘束された。

The notorious rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.

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接 touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

細 dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

効 merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit

丸 round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away

湾 gulf, bay, inlet