兵 – soldier, private, troops

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The kanji 兵 means soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヘイ、ヒョウ (hei, hyou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つわもの (tsuwamono). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 八 (no. 12).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヘイ	hei
On’yomi	ヒョウ	hyou
Kun’yomi	つわもの	tsuwamono

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 八 (Kangxi radical 12). Components: 一・斤・ハ.

Words using 兵

兵隊へいたいarmed forces兵器へいきarms兵士へいしsoldier

Example sentences

その市はやがて兵隊によって占領された。

The city was soon occupied by the soldiers.

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核兵器を全面的に禁止して初めて、兵器競争を止めさせることができる。

Only by prohibiting nuclear weapons altogether can we stop the arms race.

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兵士たちは足踏みをしていた。

The soldiers were marking time.

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Kanji with the same radical

八六公共具典兼

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